(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
at least; at most; (even) just
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
don't you think?; indicates question
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
tone (of voice); manner of talking
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
even though; despite; when
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
rather; sooner; preferably
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
large build; large pattern
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as (for); for; in the capacity of