pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
deep inside; innermost place
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
to have an eye on; to zero in on
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to pay attention; to be watchful
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
absence; disregard; indifference
to add (to); to add on; to append
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to take measures; to take steps
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
sour look; surly face; pout
each individual; each person
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
successfully; with success
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to say no more; to sink into silence
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
diversion; distraction; feint
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)