hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
serious look (on one's face); straight face
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
finish; end; completion; result
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
melancholy; gloom; depression
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
offender; criminal; culprit
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
fancy box; decorated box; vanity case; cosmetics case
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to sell off; to sell completely
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution