seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be helpful; to be useful
printout; (computer) printing
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
in proportion to; just as much as
memory; ability to remember
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
tattling; telling on (someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
full view; plain sight; completely visible
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still