back street; back alley; off-street
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
water outlet; tap; faucet
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to badger; to pester; to beg
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
good humour (humor); good mood
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to pluck; to pick; to tear
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to shake one's head (in denial)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
cannot be compared with; no match for
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to help each other; to cooperate
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious