pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(social) position; status
taste; liking; preference
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to disperse; to take a castle
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
quarrelsome; easy to anger
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
outward appearance; apparent
and yet; though; when; in spite of
just because; even if; even though
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
that is to say; so that means
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe