to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision
to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
distant; remote; isolated
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to give an important position
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
middle of the night; dead of night
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
doing nothing (to help); watching with one's arms folded; bowing with one's hands locked together in front of one's chest (form of Chinese salute)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
as (for); for; in the capacity of
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to intend; to be sure that
excellent plan; best policy
without; but if; otherwise; or else
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)