requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
how long; how much; to what extent
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to have a talk; to tell a story
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
duty; function; office; mission; task
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
after that; afterwards; thereafter
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
reduction by half; halving
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)