sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to add (to); to add on; to append
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
freedom; free man; free woman
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
in that manner; like that
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to draw a line (between); to make a clear distinction (between); to settle (a matter) once and for all; to bring to an end; to take responsibility (for)
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
in accordance with; according to
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to have a smattering knowledge of
unexpectedly; surprisingly