to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
review; reconsideration; revision
established fact; fait accompli
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)