as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to praise to the skies; to extol
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
children's story; fairy tale
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward