to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Western person; Westerner
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
fluent (in a language); flowing
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
go on!; right!; here goes!
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
to press a question; to cross-examine
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light