to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
time around sunset; early evening
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
thicket; coppice; brushwood
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to speak; to hear a voice
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
here and there; in places
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to grimace; to make a wry face
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to approach; to draw near
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n