social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
overseas assignment; overseas posting
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
(one acting as a) foster parent
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to loiter around; to wander about
moron; idiot; stupid person
hot topic; talk of the town
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
listening device; bug; wiretap
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still