dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
all; everyone; everybody; everything
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
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
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to well up; to burst; to arise
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
description; describing; depicting
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar