brown; light brown; tawny
capacity; volume; capacitance
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
instability; insecurity; crankiness
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to cause someone to worry
willpower; energy; vitality
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
the principle of the thing
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily