doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to have a talk; to tell a story
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
foreign; abroad; overseas
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover