dual structure; double structure
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
second day of the month; two days
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
letter; missive; note; mail
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
such; this sort of; like this
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
last night; yesterday evening
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect