to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
hutong; narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
dilapidated house; deserted house
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
charcoal; charred remains
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
having said that; be that as it may
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
willy-nilly; whether willing or not
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having in mind; happening to know of; idea