hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
expression; look; countenance; face
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to master something (through personal experience)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to spit out; to eject; to dump
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to hold fast; to protect to the end
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to shout (in anger); to yell
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright