aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
cooperation; collaboration
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
whichever one chooses; either way
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
back street; back alley; off-street
chief; main; principal; major
furiously; passionately; indignantly
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to turn left; to turn to the left
to turn right; to turn to the right
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
the same kind; accomplice; partner
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
throughout; all through; right through
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
control; check; restraint; inhibition
but; however; provided that