to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
risk aversion; risk reduction
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to trample; to crush underfoot
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
rationality; reasonableness
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
falling rocks; fallen rocks
line of spears held at the ready
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
and; thereupon; because of that
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be entwined; to be involved
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
entertainment; amusement; fun
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss