whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
beyond that point; after that
at once; immediately; right now
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to pause; to have a short intermission
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hostility; antagonism; opposition
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to make coffee; to brew coffee
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
second day of the month; two days
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
explosion; rupture; break off
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
to put into the mouth; to eat