sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
orphan; person without friends
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
imagination; supposition; guess
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
business rival; professional jealousy
fucking; screwing; having sex
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
offender; criminal; culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life