to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
with a start; with a jump
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
longing for; burning desire
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
directly opposite; right in front
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
polite; courteous; hospitable
to arrive home; to return
opposite side; opposition
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
street at night; making a night journey
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up