being too late; losing one's final chance
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
most of all; extremely; supremely
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to push aside; to push one's way through
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
split; division; break up
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to check; to stop; to keep back
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
smallish; on the small side
edge of town; outskirts of a village