stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
scoundrel; rascal; villain
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
having gone too far to turn back
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thought; consideration; thinking
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow