to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
risky; dangerous; insecure
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to finish reading; to read through
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
spine (of book); binding (of book)
narrow margin; slim margin
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible