criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it hasn't been long since
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
influential person; man of importance
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sense of values; values; value system
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
dominion; territory; possession
this and that; one thing or another
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
lack of information; data deficiency
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)