to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
ten; 10; ten years of age
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
vocal sound; tone of voice
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking