to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
popular name; common name; given name
question; inquiry; enquiry
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to give directions; to issue instructions
difficult to ...; hard to ...
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
squares and circles; square and round shapes
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
outsider; layman; amateur
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
ability; performance; efficiency
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to cut downward; to slash downward
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to shed light; to cast light