to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
God only knows what may happen
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to collapse into; to flop onto
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
everything; anything; nothing
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to set (sun); to become dark
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
practice; practising; training; study
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with a friendly grin; smilingly
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
otherwise; or else; if not