pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
world; society; people; the public
correction; revision; amendment
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
unique; individual; original; unusual
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
three sides; small offering stand
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nice; likeable; desirable
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
complete change; about-face
as far as the eye can see
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
horizon (related to land)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement