moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
now that; since; so long as; because
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to make a fool of someone
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
host country (e.g. for a meeting); chair country
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
enthronement ceremony; coronation
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
good humour (humor); good mood
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
forgetting; lapse of memory
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)