great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
correction; revision; amendment
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
extremely; terrifically; super
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
accurate; correct; precise; exact
just because; even if; even though
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
complete stranger; total stranger
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
even though; despite; when