hiding one's embarrassment
occurrence; happening; incident; event
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
roadway; road; carriageway
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
just the other day; quite recently
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up