brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
one way or the other; either way
beginning; outset; first; onset
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
just one person; only one
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
person who is ...; thing that is ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
please; somehow or other; one way or another
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
so; like this; in this way
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to set (sun); to become dark
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to