unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to sink (into); to get depressed
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
rottenness; decay; corruption
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
creak; squeak; creaking sound
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
beyond that point; after that
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation