certainly; surely; definitely
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
tension; mental strain; nervousness
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
on countless occasions; many a time
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
throw; throwing; throwing event
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
imagination; supposition; guess
100,000,000; one hundred million
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
electricity; (electric) light
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
such; this sort of; like this
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion