to be smeared; to be covered
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
(some) more; even more; longer; further
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
should; must; -able; probably; likely
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to repeat; to do something over again
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
literature; books (reference); document
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
premarital sexual relations (intercourse)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
meaning; significance; sense
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)