attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
prejudice; bias; distorted view
main cause; primary factor
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
when it becomes; when it comes to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to wring the neck; to strangle
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
death penalty; capital punishment
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
release; liberation; acquittal
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reality; actuality; hard fact
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe