to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
sobering up; method of sobering up
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
guidelines for action; personal principles
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
at a stroke; with a single swoop
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to happen to hear; to overhear
calculated; premeditated; considered
identification papers; ID
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
evening departure; night departure
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit