to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
left side; left-hand side
partly open; in half bloom
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
fellow sufferers pity each other
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
long ago; a long time ago; already
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
gradually; slowly but steadily
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
snake; serpent; large snake
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
emotional strength; force of will
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; last-ditch effort
way out; means to escape; escape route
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
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis