pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
plural; multiple; several
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
cheap article; poor quality article
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
sobering up; method of sobering up
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
difference; variation; difference
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
impossible to do (although wants to)