to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
information transfer; information transmission
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be entwined; to be involved
moving about; stirring about
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
in accordance with plans; just as planned
commander; commanding officer; CO
inscrutable; incomprehensible
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
drama; play; Chinese opera
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
body of a snake; serpentine
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
submersion; inundation; being flooded
trembling from fear; trembling all over
wall bearing no exposed pillars
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind