to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to begin; to set about; to start
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
all night long; all through the night
in search of; in order to look for
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
nothing; nil; naught; nought
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
without cause; without reason
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
a great variety of; diversity
falling rocks; fallen rocks
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
secret; private; surreptitious
to sustain a serious wound
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to be lacking in options; to be too few
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
pessimism; disappointment
to dye in different colors (colours)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
economic fortune; luck with money
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer