red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take measures (against); to take steps
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
suddenly; all of a sudden
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to become completely chilled
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to lend an ear to; to listen to
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to wander; to roam from place to place
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
clearly; distinctly; vividly
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
contradiction; inconsistency