(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
solution; solution strategy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
unrequited love; one-sided love
sympathy; empathy; response
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
national border; provincial border
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument