to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
separate; scattered; apart
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
for example; for instance; e.g.
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
beforehand; in advance; previously
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into