dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
open field; empty lot; plain
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (a vehicle); to pass
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
several people; a few people
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly