token (effort); something done for form's sake
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
talk about divorce or separation
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hostility; animosity; enmity
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to say no more; to sink into silence
these guys; these fellows
almost; roughly; approximately
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cooperation; collaboration
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
perfect; complete; flawless
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained