artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
had better ...; may as well ...
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
famous sword; excellent sword
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
matter of time; question of time
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
reason for being; raison d'être
recommendation; referral; endorsement
consequently; as a result
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to breathe out; to exhale
restoration; repair; mending
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
commerce; trade; business
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
big talk; boasting; bragging