(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
rise and fall; ups and downs
great person; eminent figure
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
deadly serious; deadly earnest
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
time travel; leaping through time
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
head start; initiative; preemption
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
take the opportunity to (do something else)