to slide into; to slip into
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
breadwinner; biggest earner
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
incessant working; working non-stop
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
step; stride; counter for steps
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
to go with the flow; to go with the times
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
short distance; short range; short-haul
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
life and death; life or death
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist