central part; heart (of a city)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
business; trade; operations; sales
in that way; like that; that way
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
though; notwithstanding; although
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
low tone; bass; low voice
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give