standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
white magnolia; Magnolia denudata
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
poisoning; kill by poison
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
separate case; another matter
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
such; this sort of; like this
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
it is not (like that) either
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
manners; courtesy; etiquette
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)