to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
death penalty; capital punishment
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
abusive language; foul language
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
torture to death; torment to death
penalty; sentence; punishment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
training; drill; practice; discipline
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to gaze out at; to look out over
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient