of late; lately; this part; this point; here
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just