brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
pessimism; disappointment
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
countermeasure; counter-measure
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
offender; criminal; culprit
to pass each other; to cross paths
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
forcibly; against one's will
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet