disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
household economy; family finances
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
moron; idiot; stupid person
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
receptionist; reception woman
some people; a few people; several people
contest; comparison; competition
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
bringing; taking; carrying
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cruelty; hard-heartedness
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
future (usually near); prospects
good prospects; full of hope; promising
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)