to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to beat to death; to kill
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to creep about; to crawl around
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
information board; building directory
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hegemony; leadership; initiative
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
interruption; suspension; break