preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to call out; to ask someone to come
seeing in the dark; night vision
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
surely (not); certainly (not)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to arrest; to capture; to seize
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
each; (arch.) you (plural)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
arrangements; preparations
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to save; to leave over; to spare
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
accomplishment; execution
openly and in broad daylight
shades of evening; dead of night
honour; honor; glory; renown
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend