to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
invisibly; secretly; privately
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
in succession; one after another
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to knock down; to knock off
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
advance; moving forward; progress
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
imperial court; royal court
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
indescribable; having no way to express
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty