to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to shake one's head (in denial)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to watch steadily; to stare
at first; in the beginning; originally
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to put one's strength into
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
hoarse voice; husky voice
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
slight; thin; on the weak side
maintenance; preservation; improvement