black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
no exception; without exception; always the same
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
because of; owing to; due to
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to search for; to seek for; to look for
special radio or television programme; television special
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
organizational capability; organisational capability
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up