destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
hard struggle; strenuous effort
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
each (every) time; whenever
offense and defense; offence and defence
to write down; to record; to register
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
posterity; future life; life to come
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
loading; charging; filling
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
way out; means to escape; escape route
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize