collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
last days; the end; one's fate
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
soon; shortly; before long
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to keep away; to keep at a distance
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
time; season; period; phase; stage
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
(unusually) dry rainy season
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to strip and leave clothes lying around
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again