suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to understand; to make out
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
degree of relative priority
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
small saucepan; small pot
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
at first; in the beginning; originally
escaping from prison; jailbreak
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
military personnel; soldier
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
based on; on the basis of
drunkenness; intoxication
large quantity; large amount
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries