to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
useless resistance; vain struggle
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
determination; resolution
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to stick it out (until the end)
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
marriage proposal; courtship
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
compulsory execution; forcible execution
condition; figure; appearance; voice
human pillar; human sacrifice
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap