to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
intimidation; threat; bluster
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
a little; a bit; slightly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to get strong; to gain strength
unheard-of; unprecedented
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb