orphan; person without friends
study; research; investigation
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
persistence; single-mindedness
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
cooperation; collaboration
sincere; honest; faithful
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to commit a crime; to do evil
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
self-defense; self-defence
stolen goods; loot; spoils
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled