immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
for example; for instance; e.g.
state of mind; mentality; psychology
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
if you do this; if this is the case
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
complementation; supplementation; completion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
Battle of Red Cliffs (208 CE)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
consequently; as a result
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
spot; point; place; position
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
resentment; indignation; anger
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
two times; twice; two degrees
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that