to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
government forces; loyalist army
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
in succession; one by one
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
to run about; to rush about
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
family; members of a family
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
but; however; even though; even if