to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
as soon as possible; ASAP
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to detain; to check; to restrain
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
everything; anything; nothing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
silence (not speaking); muteness
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
calm; composed; cool; quiet
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter