to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
outward appearance; apparent
society; the world; the times
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
of course; certainly; naturally
fast-talking; rapid talking
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
at; in; at; when; by; with
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
order; directive; instructions; command
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
what kind of; what sort of; what
to say (something) over one's shoulder
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
different thing; another question; different case
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)