- the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
- one's own wishful thinking
- frantic; berserk
- to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- greater than; to exceed
- to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
- 系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)系 xì: 系 xi4: system; department; faculty系 jì: 系 ji4: to tie; to fasten; to button up系 xì: 系 xi4: to connect; to arrest; to worry
- not bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily
- ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged); civilian (contrasted with the military)
- desperate getaway (from a battlefield); to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield
- what's to be done
- to stop; to resist; to obstruct
- to worry; anxiety (about)
- to worry about
- to distrust; to be suspicious
- luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
- to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops
- student union
- chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to yearn for; to look forward to
- to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss
- not yet; still not
- to rank (number 1, or third last etc); to be among (those who are in a particular group)
- nature; disposition; innate; natural
- leader
- lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant
- several times
- (of armies) to face each other, ready for battle; (sports) (of two teams) to play against each other
- on end; in a row; in succession
- to be utterly defeated; to be routed
- strength
- to receive
- friendship; fellowship
- dance; ball; party; CL:場|场[chang3]
- to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb)
- unique; exceptional
- schoolgirl; female student; girl
- in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
- attention
- to throw one's energies (into an activity); to invest one's emotions (in sth); to bet; betting
- ornament; item of jewelry; accessory