helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
capital; funds; seed money; asset
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
registration; accession; register; entry; record
economical; comparatively cheap
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to have a trade; to have a vocation
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
unpredictability; element of surprise
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
handsome young man; Adonis
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
intelligence; intellect; brains
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?