to put one's hand on; to touch
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
to be in danger of; to be liable to
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to take (all of) into consideration
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
in succession; one after another
increase (in an amount of money)
maintaining the status quo
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
each time it happens; at all such times
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
righteousness; justice; right
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
mentally strong; strong-willed
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to correct oneself; to restate
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick