this winter; next winter; last winter
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
oldest; most advanced age
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to storm (a house, castle, etc.); to raid; to attack
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at