seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
extremely; very; really; super; so
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to redeem (from sin); to save
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on