to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
than; from; out of; except; but; more
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to hide; to keep to oneself
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
all; entire; whole; altogether
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand