scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
rival; competitor; competition
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to try to do; to attempt to do
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
at that time; in those days
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
ancestor; forefather; foremother
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive