hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
abortion; pregnancy termination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
tattling; telling on (someone)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
selection; choice; option
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese