preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
how; in what way; how about
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
if it is the case that ...
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
heir; inheritor; successor
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
series of battles; successive battles
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
until now; so far; up to the present