abusive language; violent language; wild words
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
natural disaster; calamity
to get help; to enlist aid
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
being upright and cleanhanded
scoundrel; rascal; villain
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
discretion; discretionary power
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage