meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
mask; disguise; guise; mask
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
firm; strong; solid; stable
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be opposite; to face each other
lying face down; upside down; prone
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to squeeze out; to wring out
root; source; origin; cause
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
breathing of a sleeping person
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
to remove; to move out of the way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee