calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to look around; to look towards (us)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to put into effect; to put into practice
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
base; basis; bedrock; platform
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth