slight; light; thin; faint; dim
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
interference; intervention; meddling
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
mountain range; mountain belt
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
first meeting; first interview with
to harm; to cause harm to
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to have a reason; to have an excuse
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of