getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
something; some kind of; for some reason
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
hostility; animosity; enmity
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
release; liberation; acquittal
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to fall off; to tumble down
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
throwaway; disposable; single-use
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue