crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
in the background; not standing out
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
maintenance; preservation; improvement
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
arrangement; pact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck