trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
choices; alternatives; options
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
though; notwithstanding; although
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
each place; various places
to split; to be split; to splinter
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
place; situation; position; location
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)