to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
police; police officer; police station
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
back off!; leave me alone!
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
dark night; moonless night
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
willpower; energy; vitality
family; members of a family
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
timewasting; killing time
late at night; at a late hour
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...