to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to apologize; to apologise
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to glare at each other; to confront each other
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
alone; unaided; away from home
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
machine parts; machinery; equipment
acceleration; speeding up
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
critical point (temperature)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever