to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
forward somersault; forward roll
to tumble down; to roll down
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be transparent; to show through
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be lacking in options; to be too few
Xu Fu (Qin dynasty court sorcerer sent by Qin Shi Huang to find the elixir of life)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
perpetual youth and longevity; long life without growing old
panacea; elixir (of life)
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
legend; folklore; tradition
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
family; relatives; dependents; household