to find out; to discover; to detect
will; testament; last request
record high; all-time high
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
children's song; nursery song
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
children's song; nursery song
to clap one's hands in prayer
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
several weeks; a few weeks
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)