securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to talk; to chat; to chatter
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
very interesting; of great interest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
even if; even though; however; no matter how
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
as a child; when one was a child
family; members of a family
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss