high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
self-defense; self-defence
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
street at night; making a night journey
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
order; command; life; destiny; fate
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever