to hold one's tongue; to shut up
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
such; this sort of; like this
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to repeat; to do over again
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
mental anguish; mental distress
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
that day; the very same day
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)