habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
difference; discrepancy; variation
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
older sister; lass; young lady
scene; sight; scenario; setting
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
madness; craziness; insanity
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
older sister and younger brother
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to talk; to chat; to chatter
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
destination; place one stays during a trip
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(brute) force; using all one's might
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
regret; repentance; remorse
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear