effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to slap; to strike; to spank
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
independence; self-reliance
way out; means to escape; escape route
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
the very best; excellent; superb
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
repentance; confession; penitence
to put someone to trouble
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to have a rumor circulating
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)