autonomy (philosophy); self-control
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
acid; sourness; sour taste
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to torment; to harass; to tease
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
powerful person; influential person
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
cooperation; collaboration