honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
the place for; the time for; the level of
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
(right at the) side; just beside
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
proposal; offer; request; application
to dance; to perform dance steps
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
means; way; method; measure
surely (not); certainly (not)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to be manageable; to be able to handle
choices; alternatives; options
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be