to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
such ... as; or some such
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
(adding) fuel to the fire
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
(brute) force; using all one's might
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
calamity; disaster; accident
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot