to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
scoundrel; rascal; villain
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
perception; sensing; noticing
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to mix; to stir; to blend
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy