by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
having gone too far to turn back
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
enemy territory; hostile place
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
using as an intermediary; through
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
preservation; retainment; keeping
to attempt; to test; to try out
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
energy conservation; economical use of energy
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
domestic wastewater; household effluent
filtration; filtering; percolation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
inside; interior; inner part
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted