had better ...; may as well ...
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be profitable; to yield a profit
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
one more time; once more; once again
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement