instability; insecurity; crankiness
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to whine; to make feeble complaints
pressure; oppression; suppression
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
now that; since; so long as; because
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
never mind!; don't worry about it
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
strong-willed; strong of heart
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
communication skills; communication ability
reason; cause; circumstances
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance