to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
ago; since; before; previous
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to crack; to develop a crack
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
many; much; plenty; hardly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
holding out a little longer
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
loading; charging; filling
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
chapter one; first chapter
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
rubber raft; inflatable boat
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle