duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
friction; discord; strife
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
self-examination; reflection
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to degenerate; to lapse into
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
trial; judgement; judgment
resolution; vote; decision
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to relax; to take it easy
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
the opposite sex; isomerism
being in love with each other
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
study; learning; tutorial
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house