(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
being left out; being ostracized
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
disinformation; false information
circulation; dissemination
review; reconsideration; revision
such; this sort of; like this
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
three days and three nights
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
you could say that; that might be so
to be discouraged; to shrink from
a little bit; a little while
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
motion sickness; travel sickness
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to discuss; to talk together
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bringing; taking; carrying
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing