to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
near oneself; close to one; familiar
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
in succession; one by one
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
very popular; highly favoured
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
one's post; place of work; workplace
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
required subject; compulsory course