shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how many people; a number of people
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hometown; rural township (of China)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
messenger; envoy; emissary
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be dead; to be lifeless
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
two times; twice; two degrees
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
mountain road; mountain trail
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
conviction; belief; confidence