facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
for your information; I'm telling you
close; intimate; on good terms
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
all; entire; whole; altogether
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to look away; to avert one's eyes
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have an eye on; to zero in on
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance