long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
without; unless; have to do
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
serious; severe; grave; acute
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stop midway; to interrupt
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
unsettled; pending; unresolved
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
weave; weaving; woven item
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
smoothly; easily; readily
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
number of persons; personnel
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote