slight; light; thin; faint; dim
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
several times (as large, over)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
soldier; combatant; warrior
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
to say as a tradition; to customarily say; to have a habit of saying
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
violent emotion; passion; fury
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
temporal art; art forms which unfold over time
spatial art; space art; plastic arts; formative arts
Lu Bu (?-199 AD; Chinese general)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
favourite horse; favorite horse
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
legendary; folkloric; traditional