rule; reign; government; governing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
war; fighting; fierce competition
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; such is life
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
place; room; margin; scope
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
had better ...; had better not ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
rule over the whole country
beginning; outset; first; onset
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
Yangtze River; Changjiang River