strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
succession; continuation; series; sequence
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
quarrel; dispute; argument
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
door; gate; opening; title page
tenement house; row house
wherein; therein; thereinto
imprisonment; incarceration
separate case; another matter
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)