good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
charred; burnt black; scorched black
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
contradiction; inconsistency
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
audience; spectator; spectators
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather