to spread rumors; to spread rumours
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to look away; to avert one's eyes
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
secrecy; highly classified information
like this; this sort; this way
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
smelting furnace; blast furnace
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence