search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
still; even now; to this day
offender; criminal; culprit
settlement; solution; resolution
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sympathy; compassion; pity
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
right in the middle (of); midst; height
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to make merry; to be festive
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
festival; feast; carnival
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
late at night; at a late hour
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days