calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
linga (phallus or phallic object); lingam
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
one way or the other; either way
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
the last moment; the very end
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
prospects of victory; chances of success
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
not worth considering; out of the question
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
calamity; disaster; misfortune
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes