explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
prohibition; inhibition; ban
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to talk; to chat; to chatter
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
woman; female; feminine gender
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
slapping the opponent with the open hand
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene