mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
raising plants; cultivating (vegetation); planting; one's plants; cultivated vegetation; one's crops
invisibly; secretly; privately
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to bring back; to restore
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
something small; something petty; trifle
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to summon courage; to be brave
settlement; solution; resolution
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
just now; a little while back; a short time ago