confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
Son of God; child of an emperor
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
matter to be checked or investigated
deep inside; innermost place
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
collection of books; (personal) library
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
skim reading; skipping through text
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
risky; dangerous; insecure
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
timewasting; killing time
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue