survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
upper half of the body; upper body
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
long time; several hours; long spell
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to step forward; to take a step forward
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
death penalty; capital punishment
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
quadruped; four-footed animal
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed