character; personality; (fictional) character; character
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to be careful; to take the utmost care
accomplishment; execution
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
very young; little; childish; immature
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
phantom; vision; illusion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
passing through without stopping; passing by
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
transparency; degree of clearness
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch