extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to give off a stench; to stink
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to make one's rounds; to patrol
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
occupation; calling; livelihood
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible