near; close; beside; third person
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
hateful; detestable; loathsome
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to crawl towards; to creep up to
true character; real nature
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
such; like that; in that way
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
flour; meal; powder; dust
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
feminine; womanly; female
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
gem; jewel; precious stone
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life