one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
competent; suitable; qualified
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
discovery; detection; finding
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
worst; worst-case (scenario)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
worry; mental agony; heartache
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to cling tearfully to (someone)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
mental; spiritual; emotional
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair