scoundrel; rascal; villain
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to rock; to shake; to swing
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
coquetry; flirtatiousness; flattery
witnessing; observing; sighting
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
legal wife; her child; main family
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to begin shooting; to shoot out
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to change completely; to change suddenly
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
with a clashing or clanging sound
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to become hot (from the sun)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to talk; to carry meaning
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to refuse; to decline; to deny