to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
motive power; driving force
equality; impartiality; evenness
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be at a loss for words
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
choices; alternatives; options
choosing between two things; two choices
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one