sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
story; tale; talk; discussion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
since when; from when; how long
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
sunlight; rays of the Sun
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast-talking; rapid talking
question; inquiry; enquiry
control; check; restraint; inhibition
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with