a few years ago; some years back
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
blood vessel; blood relationship
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
with a collapse; with a slump
home area; home town; local
public toilet; public restroom
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort