to be remembered; to go down in history
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
turmoil; chaos; confusion
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
appeal; entreaty; request
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
hard to get; hard to come by
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
power; authority; jurisdiction
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
it's been a long time; long time no see
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to support each other; to support one another
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to glare at each other; to confront each other