middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
morality; moral principles
(brute) force; using all one's might
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
concession; conciliation; compromise
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to jump from one thing to another
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
tolerance; broad-mindedness
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
how many people; a number of people
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence