to brighten; to grow light
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
very; extremely; exceedingly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
because; for; the reason why is ...
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
real intention; true motive; true meaning
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
indeed; really; truly; very much
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
even though; despite; when
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
great hurry; great haste; rush
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
complicity (in a crime); collusion
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
particularly; only; in the case of
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to let out a cry; to break forth
to be opposite; to face each other
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion