sour look; surly face; pout
to smirk; to grin broadly
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
belatedly; though a little too late
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
branch (of a tree); stick
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
how; in what way; by what means
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
simply; merely; only; solely
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
unkindness; unfriendliness
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
familiar spirit; familiar
research; study; investigation
discovery; detection; finding
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
convenient; handy; useful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)