to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
entreaty; appeal; petition
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
alien (from another planet)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
practice; practising; experience
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
body; group; party; company; troupe
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason