severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
with a click; with a snap
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be opposite; to face each other
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
one day; (on) a certain day
settlement; conclusion; summary
materials; data; document
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
determination; resolution
at that time; in those days
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
don't worry; there's no need to worry
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
attack; assault; attempt; try