honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
very; extremely; excessively
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
amount of sugar; sugar content
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
distrust; unjust suspicion
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
interest; rights; concession
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
firm; unshakeable; resolute
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
measure to win somebody over to one's side
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to boil strongly; to be excited
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted