being too late; losing one's final chance
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
main force; chief object; mainline
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
official announcement; proclamation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to torment; to harass; to tease
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to stop midway; to interrupt
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to gaze out at; to look out over
and; thereupon; because of that