(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
by myself; in person; by oneself
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession