or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to step firmly; to harden by treading
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
orphan; person without friends
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else