to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to count up; to enumerate
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
national border; provincial border
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to pile up; to accumulate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to get slightly dirty (all over)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
don't you think?; indicates question