to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
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)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
maid; helper; help; assistance
retreating figure; appearance from behind
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
blood poisoning; septicemia; sepsis
difficult to ...; hard to ...
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
living room (Western style); sitting room
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to entertain; to make welcome
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
frying or baking something thin (e.g. thin omelette)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
news; word; tidings; omen
to send for (doctor, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to summon; to get used to call
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
individual; one by one; separate; each
patient's condition; pathology
to concern; to be related
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture