reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
-less; lacking; non-existing
worldly affairs; public affairs
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
one party; one faction; one clique
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
edge; relative; relations; border
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
distant; remote; isolated
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
powerful local clan; local strongman
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
on bad terms; at loggerheads
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy