to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
livestock; domestic animals
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
hills and fields; countryside
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
discriminated-against people; group of people suffering discrimination
instead; but (on the other hand)
fresh wound; fresh bruise
bloody urine; hematuria; haematuria
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
using without consideration for others; using (another person, etc.) in a way that's convenient to oneself (but detrimental to the person, thing etc. being used); using in a reckless manner
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to sound out a person's feelings; (lit.) to consult a person's pleasure
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
founder; originator; pioneer
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
forbidden technique; forbidden magic; taboo art
small number; few; minority
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
head; brains; intellect; understanding
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to have secret communications (with); to conspire (with)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement