impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
investigation; research; looking something up
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
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of 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, success, etc.); clue
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to triumph; to be elated with success
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far