disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
verbal message; word (from someone)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
here and there; in places
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
(not) so much; (not) that much
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
library; book collection; paperback book
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview