to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
that is to say; so that means
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
library (usu. single-room); small library
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
for a while; for some time; for a period
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
right beside; close to; nearby
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)