interior; inside; internal
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
duty; function; office; mission; task
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
discovery; detection; finding
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
assertion; declaration; affirmation
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
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)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
drama; play; Chinese opera
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
theatre; theater; playhouse
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to