closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
lawless area; lawless district
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to look away; to turn away
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to become hoarse; to become husky
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on