to gain fame; to make one's name
increasing one's fighting spirit
parental love or affection
leader; magnate; big head
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
being intrusive; intrusive person
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
old friend; familiar face
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to appear all together; to be all present
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
brothers and sisters; siblings
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
suspicion (of others); jealousy
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to take a breath; to take a short rest
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)