inspection; examination; checking
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
originally; by nature; from the start
contrary to one's expectations
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
instant; moment; for an instant
with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
transcendence; excellence; superiority
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to throw into; to toss into
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
living; lifestyle; living room
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
such ... as; or some such