quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
secret; private; surreptitious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
like this; this sort; this way
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to thrust down; to push off
to say; to be called; to do
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
drama; play; Chinese opera
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
declaration; proclamation; announcement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to do for (the sake of someone else)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort