to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tide; current; tendency; trend
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
cooperation; coordination; link
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to watch over; to watch attentively
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
real intention; true motive; true meaning
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
powerful medicine; strong poison
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness