elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to die; to ascend to heaven
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
sword; blade; single stroke
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to leave this world; to die
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust