bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
question; inquiry; enquiry
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
headache inducing; vexing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
(Chinese) merchant caravan
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
traffic standstill; traffic paralysis
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
place; position; location; position; standing; status
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding