quiet; still; surreptitious
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
right in the midst of; right at the height of
morally; from the moral point of view
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
breathing of a sleeping person
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
library (usu. single-room); small library
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
every evening; night after night
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker