to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
secret; private; surreptitious
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
by all means; at all costs
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to need; to demand; to take; to require
polite; respectful; reverent
to sit down; to take a seat
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get hungry; to become hungry
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze