with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
handful; small amount; small number
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
not a little; not a few; considerable
two times; twice; two degrees
military force; military strength
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
repentance; confession; penitence
person who has committed suicide
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
curse; spell; malediction
revengeful ghost; apparition
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
salty sea breeze; salt wind
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
water's edge; beach; shore
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to talk; to carry meaning
to do for (the sake of someone else)