intermission (between acts); interlude
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be injured; to sustain a wound
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to fight each other; to clash
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be softened; to calm down
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
confections; sweets; candy; cake
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer