(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
secret; private; surreptitious
in good health; alive and well; going strong
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
ordinary; common; mediocre
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
evening; night; nighttime
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
time; hour; period; class