nodding off (while sitting); dozing
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
wife and children; (arch.) wife
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
defense; defence; defensive preparations
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to trample flat; to beat a path
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to let one's hair hang down
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to break the silence; to break one's silence
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
good (place to leave off); convenient
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of