to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
stirring; slight movement
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
for your information; I'm telling you
entreaty; supplication; petition
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
manly; masculine; like a man
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to be entwined; to be involved