rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
bright red; crimson lotus flower
literal translation; direct translation
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
speaking of ...; as for ...
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to challenge (a person) to a fight
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
the other day; a few days ago
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
knowing; (an) acquaintance
opposite bank; farther shore
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
depending on; dependent on
existence; possession; having; limited company
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford