solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
looking on from afar; being a spectator
rational; reasonable; logical
coagulation; freezing; solidification
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to concern; to be related
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
piece of evidence; evidence
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
for dear life; barely escaping alive
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
besides; moreover; in addition
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
in accordance with; according to
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly