rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
that day; the very same day
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
assistance; backing; reinforcements
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
dropout; quitter; deserter
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in one's hands; in one's control
calculation form; tally sheet
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
bad habit; peculiarity; weakness
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
life or death; existence; destiny