to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
influence; clout; leverage
good; goodness; right; virtue
otherwise; if not; or else
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
even if; even though; however; no matter how
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation