in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be needed; to be wanted
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
plainly; clearly; vividly
story; tale; talk; discussion
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to detain; to check; to restrain
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to join forces; to cooperate
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to be helpful; to be useful
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to begin talking; to open up
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about