come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
national defence forces; national security forces
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
minority group (party); minority
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to detain; to check; to restrain
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
(not) even once; (not) ever
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
inspection; examination; checking
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to press a question; to cross-examine
youtiao; deep-fried dough; Chinese cruller; Chinese fried churro
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with