- cling
- to attack; to accuse; to charge; an attack (terrorist or military)
- joint (physiology); key point; critical phase
- to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
- footwork
- firm; stable and steady
- to hit back; to retaliate
- to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
- bang; thump
- (bound form) to raid; to attack; (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate; (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- to amend; to alter; to modify
- refined; elegant
- cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
- (of colors) garish; rich
- as if; as though; rather like
- 食 shí: 食 shi2: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse食 sì: 食 si4: to feed (a person or animal)
- court lady; palace maid; traditional painting of beautiful women
- a unit of length; inch; thumb
- top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
- (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best; (idiom) to list one by one
- dagger
- lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force
- suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare
- kindergarten; nursery school
- nickname; diminutive; term of endearment; to nickname
- wisps of blood; visible veins; (of eyes) bloodshot
- to throw a punch
- to fight hand-to-hand
- to contain; to accumulate
- heavy artillery
- to hit (a target); to strike
- chest
- a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)
- to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- legs; both legs; two legs
- 蹬 dēng: 蹬 deng1: to step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc); (slang) to dump (sb); Taiwan pr. [deng4]蹬 dèng: 蹬 deng4: used in 蹭蹬[ceng4 deng4]
- underbelly; lower abdomen
- to play (a card); to make a move in a game