rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
unmarried; not yet married
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
badness; evilness; bad; evil
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent