mission; delegation; transmission
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
last night; yesterday evening
considerably; greatly; a lot
to take a breath; to take a short rest
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
simple is best; less is more
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to smirk; to grin broadly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten