to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
historic; historical; traditional
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
different opinion; objection
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
success or failure; outcome; result
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
transport aircraft; transport plane
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
decisive; resolute; drastic
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
pride; dignity; self-respect
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
recuperation; medical treatment
crazy; mad; devoid of reason