to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
most difficult; next to impossible
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
script; screenplay; scenario
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
selection; choice; option
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
resentment; indignation; anger
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
any more; any further; any better; any longer
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
form; shape; figure; visage
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
embodying; expressing concretely
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing