hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
source of river; fountainhead
underground lake; subterranean lake
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to remain married for life
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
critical moment; do-or-die situation
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
principle; theory; fundamental truth