to gain weight; to put on weight
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
not caring; not giving a damn
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
that year; same year; same age
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
substantial matter; significant item
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to apologize; to apologise
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
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
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
succession to headship of a family