moment; brief space of time
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
advantage or disadvantage
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
mental; spiritual; emotional
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing