security; stability; safety; peace
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
trembling voice; quavering voice
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to speak ill of the dead; to criticize the dead
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
presumption; assumption; estimation
leader; authority; mainstay
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
assessment of the situation; judging according to the situation
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
as; because; with; due to
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
reason; logic; method; system; order
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
circulation of the blood; apprehension
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face