partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
pointing out; identification
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
several sheets (flat objects)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
triangle; triangular shape
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
incineration; destruction by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
foreign; abroad; overseas