uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
seat at a table; place at a table
counter seat; seat at the counter
as stated; verbatim; literally
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
gray or silver haired (grey)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
feather; plume; plumage; down
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
boasting of one's strength
pair; the two; both persons; both things
cheap article; poor-quality article
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
last days; the end; one's fate
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)