to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
at the last moment; this late in the game
negotiations; discussions; connection
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
just because; even if; even though
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
proposal; proposition; suggestion
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)