place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
missing person; wanted person
to telephone; to make a phone call
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
actor; actress; player; performer
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
bringing; taking; carrying
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
merchant of death; arms dealer
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
nothing but; none other than
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
settlement; permanent residency
overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
naturalization; naturalisation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare