- to return to; to retreat; regression (statistics)
- (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
- blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)
- to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical
- far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
- foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
- dark red
- setting sun
- scenery; landscape; view
- 困 kùn: 困 kun4: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute困 kùn: 困 kun4: sleepy; tired
- to think back over sth; to review; to revisit; to rethink; reflection; reassessment
- a loan; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)
- known; what one knows
- to wave; to flutter; to fly
- baptism (lit. or fig.)
- clear-headed; sober; awake
- prudent; cautious
- lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
- clear; well-defined; limpid
- (idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained
- to scrupulously abide by
- clear and bright; unclouded; clear and sonorous (voice); clear and lively (narrative)
- to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xi1 dai4]
- (idiom) very few
- to go ashore; to disembark
- equal to; having the same social class or status
- Caribbean
- exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job
- pavilion
- hammock
- wooden
- breeze; light wind
- azure; sky-blue
- many stars; a vast sky full of stars
- to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show