humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
you could say; you might say; verging on the
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
extermination; annihilation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to put into effect; to put into practice
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
invisibly; secretly; privately
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
our country; our land; one's own country
in accordance with; according to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
how long; how far; how much
battlefield; battleground
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)