mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to be needed; to be wanted
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one revolution; one rotation
even more; still more; further
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to crawl out of; to creep out of
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
dark night; moonless night
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to get help; to enlist aid
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
instability; insecurity; crankiness
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
successive generations; successive emperors
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sense of caution; wariness
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to attack; to assault; to assail
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin