to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
recommendation; endorsement
hoarding; storing away (without using)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
region; limits; stage; level
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to refer to; to use as reference
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to have an eye on; to zero in on
of no interest; not interested
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to relax; to feel at home
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
sleepwalker; somnambulist
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other