to poison (someone); to prepare a poison
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
defense; defence; protection
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
death (of an emperor); demise
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to blaze; to burn brightly
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to be in focus; to come into focus
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised