to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
extreme masochist; very masochistic
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
several years; a few years
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
since; henceforth; ever since
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
toilet paper; lavatory paper
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
talking while standing; standing around talking
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
in proportion to; just as much as
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
stomach ache; abdominal pain
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook