short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
dealing with; coping with
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
preliminary arrangements; spade work
cooperation; collaboration
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
bet; wager; stake; gamble
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
true character; real nature
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
late at night; at a late hour
reading partway; leaving half-read
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to blow out; to spout out
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish