to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
suspicious-looking; fishy
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
right to know; right to access information
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
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
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to intend; to be sure that
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
settlement; solution; resolution
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse