the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
holding out a little longer
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to live through; to survive
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dignity; majesty; sanctity
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual