sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
gratitude; thanks; apology
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life