to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
vocal sound; tone of voice
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to give directions; to issue instructions
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to wash away; to rinse off
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
heart; guts; nerve; central part
pressure; oppression; suppression
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
person concerned; interested party; related party
rather; better; instead; if anything
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
secret; private; surreptitious
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)