to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
existence; possession; having; limited company
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
last days; the end; one's fate