to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
recommendation; endorsement
each and all; every single one; everybody
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
outside one's jurisdiction
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff