nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
the very start; the very beginning
wicked tongue; abusive language
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
every evening; night after night
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
narrow margin; slim margin
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
that is to say; so that means
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to refuse; to decline; to deny
place; room; margin; scope
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support