difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
boy; son; baby boy; young man
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
indolence; laziness; sloth
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)