with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
people; citizens; subjects; folk
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
healthy; sound; wholesome
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
physical condition; state of health
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
notice; attention; observation
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
proposal; proposition; suggestion
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
period of time; time slot; time zone
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point