ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
right to choose; a say; option
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
restoration; repair; mending
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
distant look; faraway look
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
genuine article; real thing; real deal
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to be needed; to be wanted
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
superior; excellent; fine
twilight; dusk; faint light
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
flash (of light); glint; schiller
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed