article; news story; report; account
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
without permission; without notice
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
district; section; sector
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
since then; from that time; ever since
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
obedience; submission; resignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be opposite; to face each other
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
self-deprecating; self-mocking
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)