cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to correct oneself; to restate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
already; now; no longer; not any more
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
as usual; as is one's habit
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to continue to do; to persist in doing
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind