control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
running as fast as one can
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
way of solving (a problem); solution
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
without trouble; easily; readily
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
diversion; distraction; feint
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
long ago; once upon a time