have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
invitation; introduction; temptation
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
story; tale; talk; discussion
for some (unspecified) reason
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
old friend; old acquaintance
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement