victim; injured party; sufferer
secret; private; surreptitious
drama; play; powerful drug
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
passage; path; route; one's way
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
only; merely; but; no more than
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to install; to equip; to mount
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
with all one's strength; with all one's might
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)