abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to stick it out (until the end)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
death rate; mortality rate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to cry and shout; to scream
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
permission; approval; authorization; license
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
unfortunately; regrettably
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
the place for; the time for; the level of
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to knock down; to knock off
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
predation; eating prey; preying upon
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case