to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hills and fields; countryside
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
responsibility; duty; obligation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by