gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
already; now; no longer; not any more
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mockery; derision; ridicule
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
different opinion; objection
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate