devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
sincere; earnest; serious
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
root; joint; base; crotch
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
iron rust; iron hydroxide
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
virtue; charm; merit; good point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
tag (children's game); tig
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to base something on; to make something the basis
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose