sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
death penalty; capital punishment
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
make no progress; remain unsettled
by sheer strength; by brute force
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to shine in (light); to illuminate
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
witnessing; observing; sighting
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
assertion; declaration; affirmation