to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
refutation; rebuttal; retort
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
control; management; supervision
on the occasion of; at the time of
power; might; authority; influence
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
oppression; suppression; pressure
regiment of military policemen
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
to mark the end; to spell the end
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
military authorities; army circles
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
to resound (echo) far and wide
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
sons and daughters; children; girl