although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
surroundings; environs; circumference
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
chapter one; first chapter
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
battlefield; battleground
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
just past noon; afternoon
even though; despite; when
because of; owing to; due to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dark clouds; black clouds
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
defense; defence; protection
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die