to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
successively; one after another
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
fiction; fabrication; concoction
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
topography; geographical description
to be full of pride; to be boastful
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
deterioration; change for the worse
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
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
human intellect; knowledge
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration