preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
instead; but (on the other hand)
all; entire; whole; altogether
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
pale; pallid; bluish-white
light; right; right field; right fielder
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop