clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
unqualified; without qualifications
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to begin shooting; to shoot out
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
advance; moving forward; progress
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
guess; conjecture; surmise
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
authority; power; function
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
stone (used for throwing)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to bind (with rope, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)