to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
time; season; period; phase; stage
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to harm; to cause harm to
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to threaten; to make threats
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
near oneself; close to one; familiar
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
contrived; false-sounding
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation