effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
silence; stillness; quietness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
this and that; one thing or another
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
powerful person; influential person
the other day; lately; recently
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling