snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
honour; honor; glory; privilege
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to spit out; to eject; to dump
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to dry up completely; to become stale
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
while alive; during one's lifetime
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
to cease; to stop; to be over
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear