dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
thorough; exhaustive; complete
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
both; both sides; both parties
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you could say that; that might be so
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
for example; for instance; e.g.
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to pay attention; to be watchful
drop (e.g. of water); drip