heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
ago; since; before; previous
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to look forward to something
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
image; figure; figure; form; image
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays