being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
to let one's hair hang down
arrest; apprehension; capture
management; administration; operation
source of information; intelligence source; message source
use; utilization; utilisation; application
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
documentary evidence; documentation
(written) contract; agreement
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)