unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
bloodletting (in traditional Chinese medicine)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
shades of evening; dead of night
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
going around; patrol; round; tour
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be too numerous; to be too much
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk