Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to place firmly; to hit very hard
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to take away; to carry away
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
showing no fear, even of God
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to stare back (at); to glare back
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
writing; composition; essay; sentence
being too late; losing one's final chance
long ago; a long time ago; already
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)