turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
imposing stance; daunting pose
to be infected; to be contagious
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
sympathy; compassion; pity
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
two (long cylindrical things)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
prize money; monetary award; reward