puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
official announcement; proclamation
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
government office; agency; board
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
woman; female; feminine gender
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry