holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to walk away; to walk off
one difficulty; one danger
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to take a breath; to take a short rest
proposal; offer; request; application
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
that's the way it is; such is life
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come and see (someone, something); to visit