hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
whispering into a person's ear
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
prickling; stinging; tingling
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
script; screenplay; scenario
to hand over; to surrender
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
cocky; affected; pretentious; fresh; pompous
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
explosion; rupture; break off
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike