to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
reopening; resumption; restarting
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to intervene; to stop (something)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
late at night; at a late hour