inscrutable; incomprehensible
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
husband and wife; married couple
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
this is why; this means; it is the case that
matter of time; question of time
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
preference; priority; precedence
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to become pale; to turn pale
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
dozens; scores of; decades
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
top of the head; crown of the head
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)