to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
variation; rogue (something)
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
boundless; infinite; vast
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
boy; son; baby boy; young man
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn towards; to point
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to get into trouble; to get busted
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication