world; society; people; the public
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
notice; attention; observation
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to gather; to collect; to assemble
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill