therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
on the occasion of; at the time of
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
conviction; belief; confidence
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)