mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
remaining silent; keeping secret
how many years; how long; what year
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
topic of discussion; agenda
management; administration; operation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
just because; even if; even though
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession