direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
again; once more; a second time
responsibility; duty; obligation
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
step; stride; counter for steps
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
outstanding achievement; signal achievement
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
meeting; greeting; welcome
genuine article; real thing; real deal
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome