to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to apologize; to apologise
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
three days and three nights
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
self-determination; suicide
self-consciousness; self-awareness
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
and; thereupon; because of that
negotiations; discussions; connection
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
proposal; proposition; suggestion
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to begin talking; to open up
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
battlefield; battleground
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
selection; choice; option
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means