under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
important person; strategic person; key figure
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
now that; since; as long as; provided that
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
retainer; attendant; escort
ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
sympathy; empathy; response
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts