aggressiveness; aggression
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
weird; disgusting; sickening
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
distant look; faraway look
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
for work; for manufacturing
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen
in name only; titular; nominal
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
development; exploitation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless