emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to prowl after; to keep watch on
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
danger; peril; hazard; risk
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
honor; honour; credit; prestige
property; fortune; assets
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
infancy; childhood; tender age
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
several years; a few years
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(medical) doctor; physician
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
drama; play; powerful drug
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to overdo; to do too much
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at first; in the beginning; originally
one day; (on) a certain day
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
discovery; detection; finding