sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
serious; severe; grave; acute
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bedside; near one's pillow
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
reality; actuality; hard fact
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
military forces; hosts; troops
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
maintenance; preservation; improvement
and; thereupon; because of that
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
defense; defence; protection