to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
calm; composed; cool; quiet
assertion; declaration; affirmation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
it hasn't been long since
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
understood; I see; OK; present; here
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
large number (of); many; majority
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...