to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
decision; determination; resolution
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
troubled times; turbulent times
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
packhorse; workhorse; hack
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to run away; to escape safely
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by