hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to take up space; to occupy space
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
equality; impartiality; evenness
aggression; invasion; raid
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
(one) could even say that
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
enumeration; citation; listing
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
writing; composition; essay; sentence
head; brains; intellect; understanding
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
government worker; public servant; civil servant