to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
one's course; one's path; one's road
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
and; thereupon; because of that
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
(another's) daughter; young lady
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
support; backing; patronage
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof