to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
how; in what way; I wonder
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
submersion; inundation; being flooded
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
metallic sound; metallic clank
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
as if nothing had happened
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
product; produce; result; fruit
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
midway; halfway through; in the course of
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
to throw oneself (into an activity)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed