dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
planet; dark horse; surprise contender
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
far away in the distance; in the far distance
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to get tired out; to be exhausted
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to live; to reside; to inhabit
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
somehow; for some reason (or other)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
during a telephone call; busy line
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something