blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
power; authority; jurisdiction
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
piece of evidence; evidence
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
worst; worst-case (scenario)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage