spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to put into the mouth; to eat
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to say no more; to sink into silence
expression; look; countenance; face
to be relieved; to feel relieved
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing