remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to find out; to discover; to locate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
silence (not speaking); muteness
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
fine weather; fair weather
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
as usual; as is one's habit
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to pass (of time); to elapse
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric