to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
national border; provincial border
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
instead; but (on the other hand)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to make use of; to lend money
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
complete set; all; everything
interests and preferences
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
expression; look; countenance; face
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
toilet articles; makeup kit
in the morning; during the morning
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
preparation; arrangements