class system; caste system; hierarchical system
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
evil spirit; demon; devil
obliteration; annihilation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
nothing but; except; no more than
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
polish; grinding; sharpening
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
correction; rectification; mending; repair
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
take care of yourself; get well soon
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor