to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to knock down; to utterly defeat
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
large build; large pattern
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
conflict; fighting each other
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to bury; to embed; to implant
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to push back; to press back; to force back
to sustain a serious wound
physical strength; muscular strength
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
contest of strength; trial of strength
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway