briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
great difference; major mistake
at once; immediately; right now
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
nonchalant air; unruffled air
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
construction; architecture (of buildings)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
open; spacious; extensive
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
combustible gas; flammable gas
establishment; founding; organization; organisation