illegitimate child; secret love child
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to smoke animal out of its den
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to roll up; to be rolled up
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to put one's strength into
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to say (something) over one's shoulder
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to run about; to rush about
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to cover fully; to wrap around
anything and everything; just about everything
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to come to mind; to pop into one's head