to stop; to quit; to put an end to
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to face on; to look out on to
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
speaking voice; talking voice
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
living room (Western style); sitting room
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
selection; choice; option
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
all (there is); as long as there is
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to push (something) against
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to pile up; to accumulate
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore