- alliance
- a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression in writing
- annoyed; riled; vexed
- base; mean; despicable
- (idiom) lacking strength and support
- enemy camp
- (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
- (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay; to understate
- to return a compliment; to give sth in return
- to fall to the ground
- to rise vigorously; a spirited start
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- military platoon or squad
- 降 jiàng: 降 jiang4: to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend降 xiáng: 降 xiang2: to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to conquer; to tame
- troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
- to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage
- number of people
- effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)
- main artery (blood vessel); fig. main highway; arterial road
- left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
- to suck
- leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
- readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
- numb; insensitive; apathetic
- 提 tí: 提 ti2: to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid提 dī: 提 di1: used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
- (idiom) dizzy
- to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
- thirsty
- efficacy
- to offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem; to revere; to believe in (a religion); to wait upon; to accept orders (from superior)
- to steal
- (lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards