theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
real thing; original; actual
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
astronomical observation; stargazing
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
tedious; boring; being fed up with
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
contract; compact; agreement
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance