收敛: to dwindle, to vanish, to make vanish, to exercise restraint, to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc), to astringe, (math.) to converge...
稻谷: unhusked rice, paddy...
价值: value, worth, values (ethical, cultural etc)...
秋天: autumn...
穷人: poor people, the poor...
公里: kilometer...
时好时坏: sometimes good, sometimes bad...
短: short, brief, to lack, weak point, fault...
追悼: to mourn, to pay last respects, mourning, memorial (service etc)...
创作: to create, to produce, to write, creative work, creation...