malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to have a reason; to have an excuse
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
for example; for instance; e.g.
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
periodic; regular; routine
going around; patrol; round; tour
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to become hoarse; to become husky
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to show up; to appear; to turn up
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to sit down; to take a seat