participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(emblem of) four comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; four-way fight; four-sided struggle
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to press against each other; to huddle together
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
like that; that way; thus
personal; individual; private
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
bad news; news of a death; death notice
special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly; special economic zone (in China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong); special district (of a nation with a federal structure)
area; region; district; locality
ancient city; former capital
to be conspicuous; to stand out
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to be erected; to be built
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
6th day of the month; six days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting