clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
choices; alternatives; options
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
too many to count; too numerous to mention
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
soon; shortly; before long
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
3rd day of the month; three days
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to say no more; to sink into silence
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
place; position; location; position; standing; status
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)