desperately; for one's dear life
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
senior; elder; person older than oneself
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
sanctification; consecration
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
inside; interior; inner part
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
concealment; suppression; hiding
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
innermost depths of one's heart
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to get help; to enlist aid
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance