friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
artificial fingernail; fake fingernail
to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
national; founded and run by the central government
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be