to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
number one; first; best; most; game; round
such; like that; that sort of; very
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
the very best; excellent; superb
the lower classes; the common people
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)