stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
family; members of a family
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
method of attack; place of attack
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to lead someone around by the nose
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
good-for-nothing; worthless
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays