to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
written oath; covenant; pledge
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
of great prominence or dignity
flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to rush over; to run up to
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sparkling; glistening; glittering; fluttering; flickering
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
counter for wheels and flowers
to dye; to colour; to color
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)