obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
safety; welfare; well-being
this and that; one thing or another
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
cold reception; inhospitality
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
unusual space; other dimension
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)