to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to invite in; to show someone in
three days and three nights
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
body; group; party; company; troupe
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
directions; instructions; orders; command
lump together; put all together
independent action; acting alone
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
having no idea; having no clue
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications