amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
stock (of a gun); gunstock
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
urgent report; urgent message
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
inspection; examination; survey
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
in that manner; like that
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
usual; normal; stereotyped
to flare up; to burst into flames