act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to examine someone's expression
newly appointed; inaugural
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
due form; official; formality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
should; must; -able; probably; likely
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
government service; the bureaucracy
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)