dubious; puzzled; suspicious
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
probability; likelihood; chances
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life