binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
way out; means to escape; escape route
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
remaining; left-over; excess
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage