main question; real issue at hand
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
beautification; glorification
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
crops; agricultural produce
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking; food preparation
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
one end; an end; part; fragment