no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
February; second month of the lunar calendar
illumination; decorative lighting
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
willpower; energy; vitality
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with