may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
function; facility; faculty; feature
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
period of time; time slot; time zone
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
secret military agency; secret service
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
society; public; community; social studies
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
old town; old part of a city
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside