first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to name; to call; to christen; to term
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
accomplishment; execution
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
personal; individual; private
to look away; to avert one's eyes
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
with a clink (click, clack)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
aggression; invasion; raid
party; set; gang; company; person
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate