lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
to be worried; to be troubled
bed bug (Cimex lectularius); bedbug
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
casualties; the killed and wounded
to claim victims; to cause casualties
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
manuscript; version; draft
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class