resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
battlefield; battleground
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
sympathy; compassion; pity
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
remembrance; recollection; recognition
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
outward appearance; apparent
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
patting; stroking; caressing
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
flustered; confused; panicked
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
talking while standing; standing around talking