our country; our land; one's own country
basement floor; underground floor
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
death by hanging; execution by hanging
succession; continuation; series; sequence
end of life; death; annihilation
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
hanging; strangling to death
to talk; to chat; to chatter
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to push aside; to brush aside
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to become better; to improve
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to talk; to carry meaning
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
thereupon; shortly thereafter
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)