to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
experience; history; record; career
how can (one) do something
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
blocking the way; standing in the way
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)