- to advance prematurely
- to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture
- weak point; failing
- halfway; midway; on the way
- to hesitate
- (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
- to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point"); to receive; to obtain; to buy
- to obstruct; to stop up
- (bound form) sluggish; stagnant
- to fall to the ground
- (of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open
- afraid; frightened; to fear
- in a great rush; in a flurry
- dust
- (coll.) very painful
- furious
- chicken foot
- felt a chill (in one's heart); (one's heart) sank
- rather
- to lose one's life; to die; recklessly; desperately
- a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
- to steal away; to beat it
- brother's son; nephew
- to kneel; to go down on one's knees
- (of speech) obscure; unclear; (of actions) vague; ineffectual
- to give careful consideration to; to display thoughtfulness towards
- to sneer at sb; to ridicule
- bank run
- to despise; to have contempt for
- uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend
- egotistical; arrogant; brassy
- to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke
- to resist (with great difficulty)
- to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck