soon; shortly; nearly; almost
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
to lay aside; to set aside
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to taste; to try (food or drink)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to appease; to suppress; to calm