to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
preface; introduction; preamble
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
like that; that way; thus
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
guess; speculation; supposition
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to move forward; to move on
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to become dim; to become blurred
to cry and shout; to scream
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
just a minute; small quantity
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
resignation; acceptance; consolation
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck