slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
in that way; like that; that way
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
blood relationship; blood relative
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
puffing; chugging; steaming; feeling hot
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted