regret; repentance; remorse
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to torment; to torture; to harass
to kill; to choke the life out of
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
no, not like that (but like this)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
ago; since; before; previous
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
festival; feast; carnival
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
half and half; fifty-fifty
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
computerization; computerisation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
last chapter (book, etc.)