conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
being in love with each other
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
place; room; margin; scope
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
depiction; description; portrayal
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
continuation; succession; series
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
match declared drawn due to injury
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight