confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
national road; national highway
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
shoulder (of a road); berm
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
roadway; road; carriageway
madder red; dark red; crimson
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
fertile, productive field
evening sky; twilight sky
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
just past noon; afternoon
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
place; position; location; position; standing; status
surface of the earth; ground surface
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view