rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
being too late; losing one's final chance
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
repentance; confession; penitence
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
while crying; tearfully; in tears
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected