xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
La Niña; ocean-atmosphere phenomenon similar to El Niño
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
water outlet; tap; faucet
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
chief (of police); head (of office)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
information technology; IT
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
drop (e.g. of water); drip