to compose; to put together
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to express (in words); to confess
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
temperature increase; rise in temperature
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
romantic; spicy; coquettish
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
momentum; amount of exercise