young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
deadly serious; deadly earnest
for example; for instance; e.g.
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
possible; likely; probable
so what!; who gives a damn?
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
drama; play; powerful drug
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
with a clink (click, clack)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
authenticity; credibility
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
the way one works; one's working manner
main question; real issue at hand
to spread; to be propagated
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
fake; something false; sham; deception
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown