habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
cartoon-character costume
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
guard; security guard; security officer
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
president's office; director's office
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
packing; crating; packaging
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)