insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
sending home; repatriation; deportation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be a matter of life or death
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to take back; to recapture
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
rather; sooner; preferably
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to keep an eye on; to take care of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
temporary employee placement
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
turning evil into good through proselytization
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
two classes; double; two sets