fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to look down on; to make light of
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to devise; to plot; to plan
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
violent emotion; passion; fury
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to burn with combativeness
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
caustic words; defiant words