severe criticism; damnation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
recovery; undoing; recall
being too late; losing one's final chance
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
wood (for building); lumber; timber
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
even if; even though; however; no matter how
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
the whole family; the whole house
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle