sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
uninhabited island; desert island
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
fate; destiny; predestination
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to give the stamp of approval
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
main; principal; chief; primary; major