pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
goodness; excellence; virtue
curse; spell; malediction
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to become fraught with emotion
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
effect; result; worth; use; avail
villain; baddie; the villain's part
highest grade; superlative degree
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
personification; impersonation; embodiment
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
large serving; large portion
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
over-fond parent; doting parent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)