to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
apparently; appears to be
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
stirring; slight movement
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh