scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
hair (on the head); (a) hair
for dear life; barely escaping alive
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
rather; better; instead; if anything
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
insecticide; insect repellent
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reality; actuality; hard fact
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer