evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
again; once more; a second time
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
and yet; though; when; in spite of
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest