to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
counter for choices, options, etc.
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
suggestion; hint; implication
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
place of execution; execution site
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
death penalty; capital punishment
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper