resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
a short while ago; already
perception; sensing; noticing
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in its entirety; whole; wholly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
serious; severe; grave; acute
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
in comparison to; rather than
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
willpower; energy; vitality
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
cannot be compared with; no match for
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration