society; company; the public; the world
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
safety zone; traffic island
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
moneymaking; earning money
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
high and low; rise and fall
plateau; tableland; eminence
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to make an appeal; to urge
testimony; (verbal) evidence
all you have to do is; just; that's all