to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
standing on one leg; single leg stance
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one thin flat object; one sheet
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to be reminded of; to call to mind
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
clearly; distinctly; vividly
roll-up (curtain, blind, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
change; alteration; modification
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
directly opposite; right in front