be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
flour; meal; powder; dust
packing; crating; packaging
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
person with a bounty on their head
smuggling; contraband trade
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
arrest; apprehension; capture
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
prize money; monetary award; reward
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
no!; no no!; no, not at all
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
home area; home town; local
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
relation; connection; relevance
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
destination; receiver's address; consignee
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)