to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
beyond that point; after that
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
packhorse; workhorse; hack
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
even; indicates something unexpected occurs