stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
willpower; energy; vitality
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dry riverbed; river beach
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to press against each other; to huddle together
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
central part; heart (of a city)