mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
dwelling; house; residence; address
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
to find fault with; to question
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to cover fully; to wrap around
contrary to one's expectations
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
bygones; the past; past event
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to push away; to push aside; to shove
whole day and night; 24 hours
without eating or drinking
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist