not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
injury; inflicting bodily injury
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
lover; mistress; kept woman
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
distrust of (other) human beings
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
hooting; jeering; heckling
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech