to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
consideration; taking into account
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to extend; to expand; to spread out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
the real criminal; true culprit
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
murder; killing; murderer
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
complete power of attorney
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
self-purification; self-cleansing
extermination; expulsion; destruction
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
variation in color (colour); having a different color