at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nice person; good-natured person
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
these guys; these fellows
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
place of execution; execution site
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts