steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
crying from vexation; tears of regret
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; nested structure; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted by a parent of a deceased child
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
finally; after; following; at the end (of)