Dragon King; promoted rook
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
maxwell (unit of magnetic flux)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
perception; sensing; noticing
looking on (somebody) as hostile
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to wave a flag; to show the way
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
certainly; surely; definitely
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
true state; actual condition; reality
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence