to extort; to shake down (for money)
arrest; apprehension; capture
discipline; punishment; reprimand
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
vitality; ability to earn a living
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
distribution; circulation
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
answering question by question
court record; judicial record; trial record
extract; excerpt; selection
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
hesitation and vacillation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become better; to improve
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse