doing whatever one pleases
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
news; word; tidings; omen
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
past misdeeds; old crimes
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
will not do; do not; does not
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
river; stream; River; the ... river
ago; since; before; previous
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
ejection; eviction; dispossession
although I say; although one might say; although called
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by