to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
fast-talking; rapid talking
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
present (brought by a visitor); gift
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
extermination; expulsion; destruction
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to entrust; to leave to a person
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
possible; likely; probable
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
defense capability (defence)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
(made of) stone; stone-built
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against