censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
refutation; rebuttal; retort
damage; injury; defamation; harm
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
unqualified; without qualifications
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
worry; mental agony; heartache
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
strongly; keenly; vividly; sincerely; urgently
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
moderate faction; moderates
dispute; argument; contention
ending up right back where one started
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward