simple honesty; tactless frankness
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
divide into four pieces; one fourth
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
covered with; stained; smeared
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
war; battle; match; game; competition
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
counter for choices, options, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
witnessing; observing; sighting
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
person in charge; official; attendant
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
by myself; in person; by oneself
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...