demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
how long; how far; how much
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
(doing) karaoke by oneself
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
(doing) karaoke by oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to appreciate; to be thankful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
waste of time; killing time
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
spring water; clear (pure) water
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it