how; in what way; by what means
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
ordinary citizen; the general public
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
go that far; to that extent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
contract; compact; agreement
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
that is to say; so that means
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
nausea; sickness in the stomach
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
otherwise; if not; or else
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger