to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
good young man; agreeable youth
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
if so; in that case; in that situation
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
stepping back; drawing back
to step forward; to volunteer
threat; intimidation; menace