point in question (at issue)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
please be careful; please take care
contrived; false-sounding
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
delivery; transfer; hand-over
otherwise; or else; if not
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
remittance; sending money
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
rule; reign; peaceful times
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
certainly; surely; definitely
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly