to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to breathe out; to exhale
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
you could say; you might say; verging on the
common people; ordinary people; masses
woman; female; feminine gender
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
tool; implement; means; furniture
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to underrate; to make light of
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly