request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
decision; determination; resolution
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
pride; dignity; self-respect
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
one way or the other; either way
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
retort; back talk; backchat
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to run through; to run past
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to chase; to run after; to pursue
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than