road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
toll; transit fee; transit duty
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
only recently; just of late
to push back; to press back; to force back
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
something small; something petty; trifle
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
lifting a child high up in the air
light blue; pale blue; aqua
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
richly colored; richly coloured
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke