fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if it is the case that ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
concession; conciliation; compromise
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
fate; destiny; predestination
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bright red; crimson lotus flower
soldier; combatant; warrior