announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
walking briskly; determinedly
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
interference; meddling; butting in
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
depending on; dependent on
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?