sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
for your information; I'm telling you
long time; several hours; long spell
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nonchalantly; without a care
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
counter for generations; epoch
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
another thing; exception; special case
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to complain; to make a complaint
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
influence; clout; leverage
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
what kind of; what sort of; what
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to become pale; to turn pale
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion