to accept; to receive; to agree
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
choices; alternatives; options
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
rotten smell; putrid odor
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
bitter melon stir-fried with pork, tofu and other vegetables
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum