to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
utmost limits; extremity; limit
price; cost; value; worth; value
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
showing one's face in public; facing another person
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to underrate; to make light of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable