serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
emphasizes direct object of action
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
moaning; muttering; complaining
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
and; thereupon; because of that
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; energy; vitality
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best