to step forward; to volunteer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
step; stride; counter for steps
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
to call together; to convene
luck in competitions; luck in gambling
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to need; to call for; to require
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to put someone to work; to make someone work
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
intelligence gathering; information gathering
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover