suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
influence; clout; leverage
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
rather; sooner; preferably
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
alteration; falsification; faking
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
end of a match; end of a game
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
love story; romance; love affair
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
the reverse; other side; lining
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
chief (of police); head (of office)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
linking together; tying in a row
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
department store; department
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
private funds; own funds; private property
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sense of values; values; value system