expression; presentation; representation; notation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
limbs; arms and legs; body
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
temporary truce; ceasefire
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
inside; interior; inner part
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel