teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to cease; to stop; to be over
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
several times; once or twice
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
tool; implement; means; furniture
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to stop (plug) one's ears
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to make a fist; to clench one's fist