to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
true character; true heart; true spirit
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
recently; lately; these days
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
reality; actuality; hard fact
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to clench (teeth); to engage (gears); to set to fighting
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to bring back; to restore