conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
running water; flowing water; stream
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
lean figure; slender figure
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
boundary; bounds of the earth
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
chief; main; principal; important
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read (a book, etc.) over again
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
end; close; finish; termination
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since