抛: to throw, to toss, to fling, to cast, to abandon...
过头: to overdo it, to overstep the limit, excessively, above one's head, overhead...
课文: text...
犬: dog, Kangxi radical 94...
本质: essence, nature, innate character, intrinsic quality...
最好: best, (you) had better (do what we suggest)...
惊醒: to rouse, to be woken by sth, to wake with a start, to sleep lightly...
衰老: to age, to deteriorate with age, old and weak...
僵硬: stiff, rigid...
断绝: to sever, to break off...
