decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
break in time; interruption; pause
going around; patrol; round; tour
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(not so) much; (not) very
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to shed light; to cast light
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching