secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
slim; slender; slight; delicate
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
you could say; you might say; verging on the
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
instead; but (on the other hand)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
material; materials; data; information; documents
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up