to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
adoration; admiration; devotion
birth; creation; formation
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely
face; looks; vestiges; trace
way (of doing); manner; method; means
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
raising an army; launching business
mistress; kept woman; concubine
lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
pointing out; identification
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune