teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
desperation; struggle to the death
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
still; as yet; as it has been
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
restoration; repair; mending
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to be worn down; to be reduced
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
inside one's heart; in one's mind
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
gradually; slowly but steadily