stay of execution; suspended sentence
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
amount of money; sum of money
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
this is why; this means; it is the case that
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
one parent; single parent
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
ability; capability; skill
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
dull sound; muffled sound
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
older brother and younger sister
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly