settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
in comparison to; rather than
extensive; vast range; wide scope
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to dye; to colour; to color
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to die; to lay down life's burden
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
generation; the world; the age
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
muttering voice; murmuring voice
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
raw materials; ingredients
quality (of a product or a service)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
thoroughly; through and through
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
unidentifiable; unidentified
those (near the second person)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
point in common; common feature
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental