(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
one way or the other; either way
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
calm; composed; leisurely
to investigate; to examine
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to have an idea; to have a clue
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
nothing but; none other than
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
without omission; in full
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
person being waited for; person who waits
bunch of flowers; bouquet
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
early blooming; early flowering
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by