value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to talk to oneself; to mutter
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to cool (water) down; to make less hot (e.g. by adding cold water)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
battlefield; battleground
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
shout of victory; cry of triumph
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
anything and everything; just about everything
standing tall; towering; soaring
to burst (open); to break; to split
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
a few years ago; some years back
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?