starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
mask; disguise; guise; mask
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to accept; to receive; to agree
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
application; request; petition
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with