helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
dullard; indecisive person
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
oracle; revelation; divine message
along the river; riverside
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
to have time free; to have time to spare
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
to not take seriously; to take lightly
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
feeling good; feeling pleasant
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to strangle; to constrict
flying bird; soaring bird
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
tiring easily; easy to tire
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient