piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
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)
opposite side; other side; other party
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
by your leave; with your permission
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to accuse somebody; to charge someone