distortion; falsification; perversion
dozens; scores of; decades
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
military forces; hosts; troops
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
technique; art; skill; move
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
based on; built on; made from
to name; to call; to christen; to term
killing and wounding; bloodshed
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to smash violently; to crush
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
stability; security; equilibrium