meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
on the occasion of; at the time of
telecommunications; correspondence
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
anything and everything; just about everything
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pressure; oppression; suppression
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to straighten up; to sit upright
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
left side; left-hand side
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)