besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
accumulation; accumulate; store
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
garden (esp. with trees); park
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
another kind; different kind; distinct species
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
invisibly; secretly; privately
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to make sense; to be meaningful
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location