lightly; easily; carelessly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
acceleration; speeding up
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to collapse into; to flop onto
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to attack; to assault; to assail
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
maintaining the status quo