promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
fee; charge; rate; material
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sequel; later development
to find fault with; to question
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to tear off; to strip; to rob
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(political) power; authority; influence
witnessing; observing; sighting
migratory bird; bird of passage
oviparity; produced from eggs
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess