room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
particularly; only; in the case of
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to add (to); to add on; to append
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
one-by-one; separately; in detail
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to have a meal; to take a meal
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
banquet or reception hall
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
right in the middle (of); midst; height
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
emergency; extraordinary; unusual