wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
(navigable) canal; waterway
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
care; precaution; guarding; caution
while doing over and over; repeatedly
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
hills and fields; hill and dale
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
amount of light; quantity of light
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
invisibly; secretly; privately
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
they; those guys; those fellows
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably