atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
temporary; transitory; short-lived
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
observation; survey; watching
briskly; quickly; promptly
manner of using one's hands
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to watch steadily; to stare
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take someone's life; to kill someone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
else; in addition; besides
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned