to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
loser; defeated person; the defeated
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
absolutely; positively; decidedly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
how many years; how long; what year
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
freedom; free man; free woman
natural calamity; disaster
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to accord someone every courtesy
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
individual; private person; personal; private
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)