unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to be helpful; to be useful
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
personification; impersonation; embodiment
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
honor; honour; credit; prestige
certainly; surely; definitely
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to squeeze out; to wring out
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
melancholy; gloom; depression
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be erected; to be built
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)