to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
contradiction; inconsistency
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
even more; still more; further
pointing out; identification
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to slide into; to slip into
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
(opening of a) wound; cut