painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
cooperation; collaboration
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in comparison to; rather than
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
danger; peril; hazard; risk
go that far; to that extent
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
speculation; thinking; meditation
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
meaning; significance; sense
understood; I see; OK; present; here
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander