domestic animals; livestock; cattle
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to make one feel grateful
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older sister; elder sister
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to throw into; to toss into
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to live through; to survive
to whine; to make feeble complaints
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
another thing; exception; special case
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
battlefield; battleground
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
the last moment; the very end
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests