to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
ahead; before; the future
solution; solution strategy
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hand luggage; hand baggage
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
object of romantic interest
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to fall in love (with); to love
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to dye; to colour; to color
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to tighten; to press hard
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
repentance; confession; penitence
to pluck; to pick; to tear
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
one way or the other; either way
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment