to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to trample; to crush underfoot
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
suddenly; all of a sudden
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
battle formation; military formation
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
training; drill; practice; discipline
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
eternal; unlimited; endless
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be related to someone by blood
blood relationship; blood relative
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to fall off; to tumble down
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)