纵 Stroke Order

to indulge (a child) / to pamper / to spoil

transient / fleeting

vertical section / longitudinal section

be perpendicular and horizontal / manoeuvre among various political groupings

to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

escapement / lift / escapement mechanism

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

criss-crossed (idiom)

to indulge in debauchery

The old man wept bitterly. / Tears coursed down the old man's cheeks. / tears flowing from aged eyes / The old man's face was covered with tears.

depth (from front to rear) / depth (into a territory) / span (of time) / (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)

to leap / to spring / to throw oneself

even if / even though

lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)

column / file / CL:列[lie4],路[lu4]

Four vertical

to indulge / to pamper / to connive at / permissive / indulgent / self-indulgent / unrestrained / undisciplined / uncultured / boorish

longitudinal / vertical

to survey comprehensively / an overall survey

to indulge / to connive at

to set on fire / to commit arson

even if / even though

arrogant and willful

to your heart's content

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

panoramic view / wide survey

vertical axis

to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country