remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
stupid brat; son of a bitch
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
back off!; leave me alone!
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
dream for the future; hopes for the future
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
how long; how far; how much
to slap; to strike; to spank
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
conviction; belief; confidence
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
troublesome; pain in the butt
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
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
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on