criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
ago; since; before; previous
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
retainer; attendant; escort
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
financial institutions; banking facilities
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to accompany; to go with; to go together
being argued into silence; being left speechless
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to