from the beginning; from scratch
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
order; command; directions; instructions
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(not) even once; (not) ever
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
besides; moreover; in addition
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
this for sure; certainly is
pride; boast; credit (to)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
one's family; family member
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one