to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
otherwise; or else; if not
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
demonstration; show of force
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in the following manner; as follows
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to talk to oneself; to mutter
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission