excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
final; eventual; ultimate
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
while; even though; despite
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
article; item; thing; goods; wares
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance