bacterium; bacteria; germ
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
internal conditions; true state of affairs
temporary; provisional; interim
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
standing close together; bristling (with)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
how long; how much; to what extent
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
opinion; point of view; visual point
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
tail (animal); tail end; tip
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
low-rise (pants, jeans, etc.); low-riser
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring