to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
dealing with; coping with
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
reputation; respectability
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
you (plural); all of you; you all
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to apologize; to apologise
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
pistol; handgun; revolver
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)