especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
time and time again; many times; a number of times
originally; by nature; from the start
had better ...; had better not ...
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
still; as yet; as it has been
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
several shots; several blows
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
earnestly; immediately; exactly
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything