to walk noisily; to walk loudly
stairs; stairway; staircase
to speak; to hear a voice
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
normalcy; normality; normal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
tingling; stinging; pungently
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to flare up; to fly into a rage
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
after a long time; for the first time in a while
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to say no more; to sink into silence
to take a breath; to take a short rest
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
in proportion to; just as much as