point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
opportunity to show off; showplace
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
direct control; direct supervision
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
(hand) towel; handkerchief
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
serious; severe; grave; acute
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(on) the spur of the moment; (by) mere chance
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
blunder; slip; error; error
clarification; definition
to be worried; to be troubled
still; even now; to this day
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to yell; to rant; to rave
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
for dear life; barely escaping alive
reserve and consideration (to others)