rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
speech; expression; wording; language
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
important documents; important papers
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to kill; to beat to death
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to compose; to put together
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
posture; position; stance
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay