cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
scenery; scene; landscape
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
secret base; hideout; hidden position
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
treasure house; storage for valuable property
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
famous sword; excellent sword
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
without trouble; easily; readily
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
valuable article; valuables
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless