cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to set (sun); to become dark
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
almost; roughly; approximately
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to lie down; to throw oneself down
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
war; fighting; fierce competition
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to subsist; to keep on living
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton