in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
by myself; in person; by oneself
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one way or the other; either way
death from disease; death from illness
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to jar; to creak; to grate
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
recreation; diversion; relaxation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)