to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
how long; how far; how much
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
village headman; village mayor
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
victim; injured party; sufferer
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
pointing out; identification