such; this sort of; like this
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to understand; to make out
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
several sheets (flat objects)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
one's share; one's portion
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
decision; determination; resolution
place; room; margin; scope
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang