even so; anyhow; at any rate
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
while moving; on the move
the very best; excellent; superb
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
sleeping together in a huddle
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
viewing as a problem; problematizing
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
cut; reduction; curtailment
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
real experience; actual observations
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
established fact; fait accompli
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
living; lifestyle; living room
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone