anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
release; liberation; acquittal
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
second day of the month; two days
third day of the month; three days
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
communication technology; communications technology
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
selection; choice; option
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
several shots; several blows
group; bunch; crowd; group
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)