if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
be (that) as it may; having said that
that's the way it is; such is life
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
in its entirety; whole; wholly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to become clear; to be made public
official announcement; proclamation
individual; private person; personal; private
police; police officer; police station
concealment; suppression; hiding
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
logo; Logo (programming language)
company name; name of a company
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
large company; large enterprise; large corporation