to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
war; battle; match; game; competition
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
loss; defeat; counter for losses
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
woman; female; feminine gender
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to feel; to sense; to experience
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient