pleased to make your acquaintance
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
revue dance performed in a line; line dance
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
number of (large) animals
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
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
last chapter (book, etc.)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
another day; some other day
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
arrest; apprehension; capture
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
feebleness; weakness; weak
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
winning straight victories; making a clean score
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
bodily build; degree of fleshiness