symbol; code; sign; notation
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to make a list; to enumerate
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
dilapidated house; deserted house
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to crack; to develop a crack
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
observation; survey; watching
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
alone; unaided; away from home
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
while; during (the time when)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
guess; conjecture; surmise
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
systematic; organized; organizational
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
offender; criminal; culprit
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to leave (a scene); to step away
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that