guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
last night; yesterday evening
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
most of all; extremely; supremely
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
image; figure; figure; form; image
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
by today; before the day is over
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)