investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(police) detective; criminal matter
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to talk; to chat; to chatter
observation; survey; watching
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
how; in what way; how about
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
determination; resolution
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
such ... as; or some such