to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
social; societal; societary
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
at least; at most; (even) just
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
room for growth; potential; promise
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge