to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be pleased with; to suit
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly