shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
one day; (on) a certain day
middle of the night; dead of night
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be silent; to say nothing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
January; first month of the lunar calendar
large amount of money; great cost
pregnancy; conception; gestation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
area of holiday homes; area of villas
to move (house); to change residence
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
for example; for instance; e.g.
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
town girl; girl raised in a town
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do