fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
town; city; municipal; urban
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
paints; painting material
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
human; human-like; as a person
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
several people; a few people
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
very important person; VIP
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
detached; aloof; indifferent
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
going through; going via; going by way of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)