mysterious power of words to alter reality
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
verge of death; dying moments
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bento; Japanese box lunch
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
instead; but (on the other hand)
running away; escaping on foot
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to breathe in and breathe out
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)