acceleration; speeding up
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
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
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to collapse; 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
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
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
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards