scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
cardioplegia; heart attack
health; healthy; sound; fit
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
speaking voice; talking voice
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
extermination; expulsion; destruction
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
testimony; (verbal) evidence
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sitting in circle; round straw mat
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
righteousness; justice; right
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
to handle (a thing) roughly
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest