to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in its entirety; whole; wholly
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to comfort; to console; to amuse
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful