backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
one-by-one; separately; in detail
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to incur someone's enmity
to push aside; to brush aside
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to pretend; to act (as if)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
forced laugh; forced smile
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous