the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
construction; establishment
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
deep-seated grudge; hatred
one cause; one reason; one factor
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to be too late; to be too slow
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
sympathy; compassion; pity
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative