to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to frolic about; to mess around
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
feigned tears; crocodile tears
directly under; falling perpendicularly
tinkering; mending pots, pans, kettles; (arch.) man and woman walking together; (arch.) couple walking together
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
disclosure; exposure; revelation
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
hostile relations; hostile relationship
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning