someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
eating like a dog; sloppy eating; (arch.) dog fighting
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
trembling with excitement
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to tie one on; to get drunk
bearing; heading; point of the compass
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to capture; to seize; to plunder
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
being bad at communication; being unsociable
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
motive power; driving force
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
weird; strange; mysterious
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
selflessness; being unselfish
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
what if (as in "what if" stories)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass