to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
being too late; losing one's final chance
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to go out and away; to leave
and; thereupon; because of that
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
unexpectedly; surprisingly
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
brave general; great soldier
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
Five Tiger Generals (in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
at the time; in those days; then
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to accept; to receive; to agree
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
interference; intervention; meddling
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
influence; clout; leverage
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
self-interest; selfish desire
to be remembered; to go down in history
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)