to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(social) position; status
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
public welfare; the people's livelihood
everyday life; daily life
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
large amount of money; great cost
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
main question; real issue at hand
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
source of information; intelligence source; message source
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
creation; generation; formation; derivation
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance