sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
first generation; founder
process; course; mechanism
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to distribute; to hand out
descendant; posterity; offspring
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
adverse circumstances; adversity
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
inside; interior; inner part
to cease; to stop; to be over
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
polite; courteous; hospitable
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment