essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
giving; provision; furnishing
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
abandoned mine; disused mine
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
had better ...; may as well ...
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
urgency; exigency; emergency
to ask a high price; to overcharge
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
predicament; one's ground; one's position
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
moderate faction; moderates
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
intelligence operative; spy
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically