turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
so; like this; in this way
by all means; by all costs
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
how can (one) do something
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at once; immediately; right now
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
when; at what moment; what time
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
chances of winning (a bet); odds
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
left side; left-hand side
hard to reach place; remote place
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with