belief; faith; conviction
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(political) power; authority; influence
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
people; citizens; subjects; folk
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
night attack; nocturnal assault
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to fight with swords; to cross swords
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
meteor swarm; meteor shower
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces