to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
empty; meaningless; worthless
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
observation; survey; watching
tendency; trend; inclination
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
perfect; complete; flawless
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to put into effect; to put into practice
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to head home; to leave for home
failure; mistake; blunder
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
negotiating a lower price; negotiate a discount; price negotiation
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
feminine; womanly; female
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)