futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
married woman; another's wife
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
time; season; period; phase; stage
true character; real nature
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
power; authority; jurisdiction
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(written) contract; agreement
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
your body; your health; yourself; you
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district