sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
meaning; significance; sense
to fight against; to oppose; to face
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
incident; affair; happening; event
how; in what way; how about
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
declaration of war; proclamation of war
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
simply; merely; only; solely
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
detached; aloof; indifferent
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble