if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
way out; means to escape; escape route
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reduction by half; halving
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
how much; how many; however
crying loudly with sadness
to squeeze out; to wring out
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to faint; to be exhausted
to pay attention; to be watchful
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
(someone else's) daughter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why