inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
like this; this sort; this way
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to take a picture; to take a photo
moderate faction; moderates
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
messenger; envoy; emissary
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
by conjecture (deduction)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach