rather; sooner; preferably
himself; yourself; herself
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
offense and defense; offence and defence
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to seize (secure) evidence
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to give; to do (something) for
in the course of one's duties
to incur someone's enmity
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
the matter you have been talking about
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
choices; alternatives; options
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism