once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
now that; since; so long as; because
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
Buddhist (household) altar
door; gate; opening; title page
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
although I say; although one might say; although called
ejection; eviction; dispossession
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
ago; since; before; previous
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death