back off!; leave me alone!
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
wages; pay; rental payment
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
still better; even better
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
interval; break; pause; spare moment
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
panty-less; wearing no underwear
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
moment; brief space of time
simulated experience; simulation
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
person being waited for; person who waits
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
report; notification; registration
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
verbal message; word (from someone)