to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
body and soul; mind and body
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to trample; to crush underfoot
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
end of life; death; annihilation
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to thrust before; to thrust at
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
price; cost; value; worth; value
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
certain; definite; clear; credible
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)