shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
appearance; figure; shape; form
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to prowl after; to keep watch on
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
one of these days; someday; one day
to understand (each other); to comprehend
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so