demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
the same; the said; likewise
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
lavender; lavender (color)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to take a breath; to take a short rest
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve