somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
the lower classes; the common people
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
still; even now; to this day
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
treating someone like a child
penalty; sentence; punishment
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to wring the neck; to strangle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
signature phrase; signature saying
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up