summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
heart; guts; nerve; central part
being startled; getting a shock
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to break the silence; to break one's silence
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
literature; books (reference); document
failure; mistake; blunder
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which