to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to change the position of
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
proper; right; reasonable
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
individual; private person; personal; private
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
clearing one's throat; cough
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to use all one's strength (ability)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
influence; clout; leverage
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
violent emotion; passion; fury
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
upper floor (of a high-rise building)