lux (unit of illuminance)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take back; to recapture
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to take measures (against); to take steps
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
bravery; heroism; gallantry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
successively; one after another
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect