to head home; to leave for home
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; statement; proclamation
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
life; living; I; me; student
climax; peak; zenith; apex
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
long-awaited; much-awaited
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(tacitly) implying; implication; revelation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
street; quarter; district; area
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
after that; afterwards; thereafter
research; study; investigation
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
general idea; concept; notion
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
state of the war; war situation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
command; commander; commandant
moment by moment; hour by hour
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption