poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
indescribable; having no way to express
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
touching; moving; painful
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
done; just done; just finished
using all one's strength; using all one's might
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to climb
respect and affection; love and respect
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
average; ordinary; normal
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to pretend; to act (as if)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
long ago; a long time ago; already