to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to say; to be called; to do
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
viceroy; governor-general
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
ingenuity; resourcefulness
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)