slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
dull sound; muffled sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
that is to say; so that means
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to cause to swell; to inflame
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen