close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to push aside; to brush aside
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
scale; scope; plan; structure
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
major earthquake; large earthquake
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
core; core; hardcore; all-out
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
being all smiles with joy
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
transactions; dealings; business
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
(not) even once; (not) ever
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir