younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to be selected (from among many people)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
selection; choice; option
observation; survey; watching