abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to crawl out of; to creep out of
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
national border; provincial border
being too late; losing one's final chance
being somewhat excited (agitated)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
letter (of alphabet); character
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
wherein; therein; thereinto
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat