clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to live through; to survive
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
zest for living; energy to live
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear