no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
town; city; municipal; urban
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
being dotted with; being scattered
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
measurement error; calculation error
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
circumcenter; circumcentre; outer center; outer centre
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
no, not like that (but like this)
right in the center (centre)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away