shades of night; night scene
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
whole face; all over one's face
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
still (continuing); as ever; further
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
permission; approval; authorization; license
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
succession; continuation; series; sequence
that's the way it is; such is life
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely