participation; joining; entry
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
nothing but; none other than
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
too (much); overly; excessively
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
descendant; progeny; offspring
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to raise one's voice; to shout
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence