to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
instability; insecurity; crankiness
information; news; report; reward; retribution
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
please; somehow or other; one way or another
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
one's share; one's portion
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
violent emotion; passion; fury
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
to understand (each other); to comprehend
servant; manservant; menial
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
first of all; in the first place
in succession; one after another
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by