to fight against; to oppose; to face
ordinary citizen; the general public
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
brimming with fighting spirit; being strong in the will to fight; burning with combativeness
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
attendance; presence; appearance
freely; frankly; without reserve
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
bureaucratic routine; red tape
desperation; struggle to the death
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
it's not like; it isn't as if
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
eastern part; the east (of a region)