collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
(not so) much; (not) very
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
inner-city area; city center
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
the same as always; day after day
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to get angry; to become perverse
feigned tears; crocodile tears
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
detention; custody; confinement; internment
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
fourth day of the month; four days
inspection; examination; check
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
police officer; policeman; constable
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to set (sun); to become dark
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to speak ill of; to disparage
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary