uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
people; citizens; subjects; folk
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
(a person's) appearance; looks
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
serious condition; critical condition
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
ancestor; forefather; foremother
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
worthy of special mention
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
taste; liking; preference
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
blood vessel; blood relationship
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world