construction; establishment
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
attendant; attendance upon another
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to knit one's brows; to frown
to watch intently; to stare
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
slope; slanting surface; bevel
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
in terms of; from the point of view of
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
verge of death; dying moments
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
leader; central personage
to entrust; to leave to a person
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
one party; one faction; one clique