(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
unprofitable business operation
bank; banking institution
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
underworld; underside of society
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
human relations; personal relationships
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
wherein; therein; thereinto
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)