acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
calamity; disaster; accident
defend and maintain; support; protection
preservation; retainment; keeping
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to live through; to survive
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
ministries and government offices; the authorities
walking briskly; determinedly
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to move (house); to change residence
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to bring up indulgently; to coddle