to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(your) daughter; young woman
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
true character; real nature
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
person concerned; interested party; related party
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
serious; severe; grave; acute
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
commitment; pledge; promise
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow