it seems so; that's what it looks like
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
since when; from when; how long
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
seeing one off; farewell; escort
national border; provincial border
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
country; territory; domain; realm
commencing with; including
to look down on; to condescend
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to lie deep in; to extend far back
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
document; official papers
to talk; to carry meaning
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over