insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to have a smattering knowledge of
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to indicate; to show; to point to
street; quarter; district; area
a few years ago; some years back
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
(present) head of a family
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
decapitation; decapitated head
(not so) much; (not) very
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
thereupon; shortly thereafter