to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
enemy territory; hostile place
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
succession struggle; succession race
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
doing as one is told; yes-man
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
all night long; all through the night
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance