to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
deep-seated grudge; hatred
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
but; however; provided that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
by myself; in person; by oneself
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
both sides; two sides; double-sided
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
power; might; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
revengeful ghost; apparition
preceding paragraph; first part
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading