least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
honour; honor; glory; privilege
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
sympathy; empathy; response
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
you; (arch.) your residence
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view