war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
one's share; one's portion
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
the same rank; equality; apposition
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to feel inferior; to feel small
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
courteous; decorous; polite
character evaluation; profile
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle