witnessing; observing; sighting
anything and everything; just about everything
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to play a leading role; to play a central part
police officer; policeman; constable
directions; instructions; orders; command
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
in succession; one by one
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...