town; city; municipal; urban
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to lose sight of; to miss
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
section; cross section; profile
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to show up; to appear; to turn up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point