tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to do someone in; to bump someone off
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
high spirits; boastful talk
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
one house; the same house
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
considerably; greatly; a lot
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst