strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
shop; small store; business; firm
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
station; office; guardroom
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
speech and conduct; words and deeds
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
victim; injured party; sufferer
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
public institution; public organization; official body
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
small fraction; small proportion
bribe; sweetener; douceur
third day of the month; three days
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
scoundrel; rascal; villain
sales; selling; marketing