to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
dirty mind; conniving mind; self-interested thinking
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
overhaul; taking apart and cleaning
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
preparations for returning (home)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
in the future; another day; later
development (of film); photographic processing
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
drop (e.g. of water); drip
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom