unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
on the occasion of; at the time of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to live; to reside; to inhabit
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to press against each other; to huddle together
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
innumerable; countless; numberless
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
same country; same province; the (said) country
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
impossible to do (although wants to)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to overflow from something full
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress