throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
mounted bandit (esp. in north-east China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
tank (military vehicle); chariot
for dear life; barely escaping alive
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ultimate; final; last; eventual
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
way of reciting; way of telling a story
colour; color; hue; tints
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
sequel; later development
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
since then; from that time; ever since
diligent; hard-working; industrious
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to get along well together; to be close to each other
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one