lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to continue to work; to work away (at)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
charming; fascinating; attractive
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface