(Republic of) China (i.e. Taiwan)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
the people; citizens; the populace
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
God; god; ace; king; superior person
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
duty; function; office; mission; task
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)