to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
mud; muddy; covered in mud
covered with; stained; smeared
to run around; to bustle about
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
friction; discord; strife
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
interest; rights; concession
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to be smeared; to be covered
(political) power; authority; influence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
disturbance; riot; mayhem
crops; agricultural produce
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
burning at the stake; burning to death
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
arrest; apprehension; capture
infant; baby; little child
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
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