with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
vitality; (one's) life force
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
correction; revision; amendment
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
reason; cause; history; origin
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
curse; spell; malediction
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to drop; to let fall; to omit
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
senility; dotage; decrepitude
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
here and there; in places
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
change; transition; return present