Vocabulary

severe criticism

to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations

to cheer up

feeling good; feeling pleasant

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; to engrave on one's liver

to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

to show a guest in

to have a narrow escape from death

desperate measure

to help (a person) out of danger

to chuckle with delight; to congratulate oneself

to lecture; to give a lesson

to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

to be shot dead by an assassin

uninteresting

to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure

to chant a sutra

match between persons equal in shrewdness

to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far

to deal with a situation; to take charge of an affair

uninteresting; dull

to write music for a song; to set to music

to take up one's residence

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

pure love; platonic love

to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog

to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog

thick; dull (blunt); viscous

to put on record

to break the record; to break a record

to fell a tree

to have the blues; to be depressed

to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself

to distract a person's attention

to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban

to lift (remove) a ban

to bring up for discussion

to closely space lines (on a page)

to mend one's manners