disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to dry up completely; to become stale
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
joint; seam; joining point
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
because of; owing to; due to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning