对灵主虎视眈眈
“is eyeing Her Grace covetously.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
归墟还有其他强大的灵
“another powerful spirit here”
对灵主 虎视眈眈
“is eyeing Her Grace covetously.”
本尊还需静养些时日
“I need to recuperate for some time.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Classic four-character chengyu frequently invoke predators like tigers to symbolize ruthless political or martial ambition.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
eying covetously / watching like a tiger waiting to pounce
An idiom applied to aggressive rivals or competitors looking for an opportunity to attack or seize power.
to cast greedy or predatory eyes upon someone/something
Standard syntactic frame pairing the target of predatory ambition with the idiom.