to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to crouch; to squat; to cower
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to rock; to shake; to swing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
particularly; only; in the case of
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
solitude; loneliness; isolation
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
covered in mud; mud-caked
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone