awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
interior; inside; internal
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to manage something successfully; to be successful
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
independent action; acting alone
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
proposal; offer; request; application
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
as; because; with; due to
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
complete; whole; perfect; safe
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
incineration; destroy by fire
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)