to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
vocal sound; tone of voice
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
remarkable; striking; obvious
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)