skipper (of a boat); coxswain
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(private) investigation company; research agency
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement