to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
to be transparent; to show through
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
first meeting; first interview with
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
in that manner; like that
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to maintain; to continue to have
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
transcendence; transcendency
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to die; to ascend to heaven
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
genuine; authentic; true; real
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to grow up; to become an adult
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to stop (plug) one's ears
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to speak; to hear a voice
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly