to appear in the newspaper
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
separate case; another matter
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
street performer (comedian)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
very likely; very probable
temporary truce; ceasefire
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to glare at each other; to confront each other
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
life; living; I; me; student
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
village; hamlet; settlement
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for