first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to triumph; to be elated with success
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
this and that; one thing and another
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked