returning tit for tat; retaliating
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
different thing; another question; different case
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
still; even now; to this day
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
tendency; trend; inclination
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
consequently; as a result
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
fall; crash (of an aircraft)