correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
resentment; indignation; anger
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to press a question; to cross-examine
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
plural; multiple; several
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
at once; immediately; right now
to run out (e.g. of the room)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
authenticity; credibility
established (certain) fact
overestimation; overvaluing
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to awake from one's sleep
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to hide; to conceal oneself
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)