to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
dormitory; dorm; residence hall; multi-bed room shared with unrelated travelers (e.g. in inexpensive guesthouse)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
opposite side; opposition
virile; tough; masculine; intense
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
same trade; same business; same profession
originally; by nature; from the start
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
intelligence agency; secret service