border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
leader (of an alliance); leading power
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
expression; look; countenance; face
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to join together; to combine; to join up
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
finished product; finished goods; completed article
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
direct control; direct supervision
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)