large; large-sized; large-scale; big
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
like this; in this way; as you see
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
town girl; girl raised in a town
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
three; three years of age
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
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