beautification; glorification
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
true state; actual condition; reality
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
head; chief; boss; leader
news; word; tidings; omen
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
in its entirety; whole; wholly
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
scouring; degumming; training; refining; refinement
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ten; 10; ten years of age
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
price; cost; value; worth; value
those (near the second person)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
rather; better; instead; if anything
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal