to cause to swell; to inflame
to gather strength; to take heart
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
respiratory tract; air duct
pressure; oppression; suppression
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to sit down; to take a seat
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
(right at the) side; just beside
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures