abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
with a start; with a jump
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to move forward; to move on
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
common knowledge; well-known fact
to be born; to come into the world
probability; likelihood; chances
to squash; to crush; to flatten
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
just because; even if; even though
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to pile up; to accumulate
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense