to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
madness; craziness; insanity
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
right in the midst of; right at the height of
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
silence (not speaking); muteness
obedience; submission; resignation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to entrust; to leave to a person
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
drinking water; potable water
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
helping hand; help; support; aid
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
willpower; energy; vitality
endurance; perseverance; patience
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar