flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
you (plural); all of you; you all
to speak; to hear a voice
(electric) torch; flashlight
police officer; policeman; constable
to become pale; to turn pale
police; police officer; police station
guidance; protective custody
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
strict order; peremptory command
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
nightlife districts; drinking districts
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to push (something) against
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
one's family (home) background (environment)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
manner of using one's hands
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
duty; obligation; responsibility