to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
does not; can not; will not
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to live through; to survive
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
looking pale; looking unwell
to count; to include in the number
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
equality; impartiality; evenness
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
division into equal parts; equal parts
gasping; breathing heavily
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
powdered medicine; powder
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)