securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
way out; means to escape; escape route
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to remember; to keep in mind
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
everywhere; all over; throughout
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to knock down; to send flying
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law