- (literary) to make it so; to dictate
- to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes; to take sb down with oneself; to end in mutual destruction
- (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- to take over; to assume control
- to make a fool out of; to fool; to dupe
- stratagem
- direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth
- to rush into; to break into
- to be rescued; to be saved
- greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck
- lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
- martyr
- to be a problem; problematic; questionable
- immediately; instant; instantly
- unknown
- (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding
- to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- to ask sb a question; question
- not as good as; would rather
- order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
- lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype
- to come as no surprise; as expected
- to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
- captive
- to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
- of great concern
- itself; oneself; one's own
- to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)
- to envelop; to shroud
- visible light; light in optical spectrum
- anxious; worried; apprehensive
- (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
- to make headway; to make progress
- to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
- to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
- special; dedicated
- light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful
- slight; faint; humble
- very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
- to make a wild guess; blind guess
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- common understanding; consensus