sexual desire; sex drive; lust
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
fort; stronghold; fortification
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
position; location; base; point; site
another time; some other time
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to tear up and throw away
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)