start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to begin talking; to open up
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
chief vassal; senior statesman
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away