crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
fucking; screwing; having sex
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
perception; sensing; noticing
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...