to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
pride; boast; credit (to)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
iron hammer; crushing blow
pretension; assumption (of a title)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
change; transformation; inversion
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
theater of war (theatre); sector
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
15th day of the month; 15 days
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
boarding a warship; serving on a warship; warship in which one serves
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
same generation; one's generation
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
directivity; directionality; intentionality
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
death by hanging; execution by hanging