flight; desertion; escape
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
signature-collecting campaign
to wash again; to reconsider
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
so what!; who gives a damn?
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to pay attention; to be watchful
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on