to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
suspicious character (person, figure)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
very popular; highly favoured
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to thrust before; to thrust at
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
irrational (line of) argument
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
intelligence operative; spy
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
it's no joke; gimme a break!
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
how many? (large animals)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag