to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
such; this sort of; like this
long (time that has passed); old (story)
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be worried; to be troubled
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
relatively; comparatively
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
world; society; people; the public
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
alone; by oneself; on one's own
possibility; potential; expandability
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to knock down; to knock off
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
derailment; digression; deviation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
long; drawn-out; very long
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about