nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
early on; earlier on; from early
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to send or direct a person to
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
difficult problem; challenge
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
un-; non-; negative prefix
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
edict; ordinance; proclamation
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
possible; likely; probable
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk