to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
school building; schoolhouse
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
resolute; determined; bold
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to press a question; to cross-examine
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
with a whack; smack; slap
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
one more time; once more; once again
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
interference; intervention; meddling
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)