foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tenement house; row house
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
shopping basket; market basket
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
door; gate; opening; title page
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
with a bang (clash, bump)