to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to keep standing; to stand motionless
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to play a leading role; to play a central part
local newspaper; regional newspaper
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
repair work; restoration work
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
greeting; a fine thing to say
courteous; decorous; polite
decorum; propriety; politeness
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
deep emotion; strong feelings
in this manner; in this way; like this
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
flippant; saucy; know-all
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look around; to take a view of
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
back country; remote countryside