signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
orphan; person without friends
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
street fighting; urban warfare
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
suddenly; all of a sudden
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
each place; various places
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
half a ri (distance measure)