- to dry up
- wanton destruction of forested lands
- concentrated; crowded together; intensive; compressed
- to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
- alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- to be arrested; under arrest
- leather shoes
- parrot
- to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
- to make fun of; to seek diversion
- cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
- to live in widowhood (formal)
- numerous and complicated
- to nourish
- lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
- to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
- to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against; shock; impact
- illustrious; celebrated
- stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
- hasn't yet; hasn't ever
- courageous; resolute and daring
- talent and learning; scholarship
- half of sth
- rich; plentiful
- dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment
- head and tail
- to show great affection and care
- on the one hand
- 大名 Dà míng: 大名 Da4 ming2: see 大名縣|大名县[Da4 ming2 Xian4]大名 dà míng: 大名 da4 ming2: famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name; (Japanese history) daimyo
- on the other hand; another aspect
- mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- separately; severally; parted hair
- high aims
- to be recorded in history; to go down in history
- 富裕 fù yù: 富裕 fu4 yu4: prosperous; well-to-do; well-off富裕 Fù yù: 富裕 Fu4 yu4: see 富裕縣|富裕县[Fu4 yu4 Xian4]
- trivial matters; petty things
- expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure
- to unlock; to release
- lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom); fig. rivals inevitably cross paths
- early evening; wedding night; (fig.) first sexual encounter
- honeymoon