selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take off one's glasses
expression; look; countenance; face
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to triumph; to be elated with success
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
you (plural); all of you; you all
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
at that time; in those days
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time