interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
almost; roughly; approximately
almost every day; almost daily
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
private tutor; coach; governess
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
again; once more; a second time
rematch; replay; make-up game
polite; courteous; hospitable
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to attack; to assault; to assail
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
genius; prodigy; natural gift
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to comfort; to console; to amuse
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much