to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
twice; again; second time
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in that way; like that; that way
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
death by strangulation; ligature strangulation
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
travel planning; travel plans
puddle of blood; pool of blood
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
confusion; distraction; derangement
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
different opinion; objection
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
reading matter; reading material
Gulliver's Travels (1726 novel by Jonathan Swift)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough