trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
close; intimate; on good terms
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
secret; private; surreptitious
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
(large) building; public building; hall
although I say; although one might say; although called
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to beat time; to mark time
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
rest; break; recess; intermission
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
money in one's possession
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!