domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
number of times; frequency; count
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be sticky; to be close together
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
as a child; when one was a child
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
family; members of a family
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
great difference; major mistake
conviction; belief; confidence
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy