to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
such ... as; or some such
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
recuperation; medical treatment
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
you (plural); all of you; you all
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to this extent; to this degree; this much
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
wounded person; injured person
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
gazing at (in wonderment)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)