to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
piling shame on top of shame
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to spit out; to eject; to dump
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to knock down; to knock out
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to beat someone by ganging up on them
violent explosion; bursting
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to thrust before; to thrust at
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at