dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to complain; to make a complaint
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
rather than; more ... than ...
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
such; like that; that sort of
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to taste; to try (food or drink)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation