immersion; being absorbed in
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
a few years ago; some years back
trip abroad; overseas travel
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at that time; in those days
very young; little; childish; immature
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
nothing but; none other than
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
somehow; for some reason or other
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty