calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to press a question; to cross-examine
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
absence; disregard; indifference
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to become attached; to begin to love
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hide; to keep to oneself
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
class; heading; group; category
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to change completely; to change suddenly
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to call a person's attention (to)