bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
end of life; death; annihilation
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
whole day and night; 24 hours
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
inside the encampment; within the camp
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
under control (e.g. of territory)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to take back; to recapture
precarious situation; precarious state
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
vent; ventilation opening
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
late at night; at a late hour
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to be filled to bursting; to burst
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)