disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
both; both sides; both parties
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
on the occasion of; at the time of
competent; suitable; qualified
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
having said that; on the other hand
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
same generation; one's generation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person