fast-talking; rapid talking
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
shameless; shameless person
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
at once; immediately; right now
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
villain; baddie; the villain's part
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
insurance; guarantee; warranty
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
promising without due consideration
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to shake; to waver; to tremble
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre