to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
one's house; one's home; one's family
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
comparative; comparative degree
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
high mountain; lofty peak
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
one's way back; one's way home
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to hold fast; to protect to the end
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
on the occasion of; at the time of
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
in the following manner; as follows