since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to be hesitant; to feel timid
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
family; relatives; dependents; household
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
political measures; policy
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to need; to call for; to require
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
evil spirit; demon; devil
splinters of glass; glass shards
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
no way to do; nothing can be done
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly