filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
valuable article; valuables
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
while; during; while; although; all; both
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
chapter one; first chapter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to think too much; to be over-concerned
is that so?; I see; right; oh
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to be silent; to say nothing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
just because; even if; even though
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(not) even once; (not) ever
to keep away; to keep at a distance
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest