with a start; with a jump
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be transparent; to show through
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
resignation; acceptance; consolation
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
long-established; old-established; traditional
violent emotion; passion; fury
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to appeal to one's reason
property; fortune; means; assets
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
surveillance camera; security camera
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
dealing with; coping with
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump