rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to stare back (at); to glare back
infant; baby; little child
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
end of life; death; annihilation
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
members; member; constituent
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
honours; honors; ceremony; exercises
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation